[Rhodes22-list] peel away - Thank you Bob M...

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Bob and Hank,

     Thanks for the discussion of peel away.  For future thought you might
include the web site when posting such discussions. 
http://www.dumondchemicals.com/html/products.htm

Hank,
            
        I still say get a tarp and cover the boat.  Dry the boat out from
the inside and outside before applying any sealer prior to bottom paint. 
Again, read Don Casey's book:  Sailboat Hull & Deck Repair,  and moisture
damage.  
The autority on the subject is Allan H. Vaiteses, 'The Fiberglass Boat
Repair Manual'.
         I would also coat any accessible inside fiberglass with a modern
epoxy sealer.  They did not have this stuff when they built the boat.  See: 
http://www.bluewatermarinepaint.com/  and go to marine bottom repair and
read the two products.  The sealer is different from the high build primer.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
addendum:  http://www.scmaritime.org/news.php?id=40




Hank-5 wrote:
> 
> We used the standard peel away from Home Depot, in the red bucket.  It got
> about 80% of the paint and didn't seem to touch the gelcoat.  Worked well
> for us.
> 
> Hank
> 
> On 11/14/06, bobmellor <rhmello at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hank..
>>
>> what kind of peel away did you use?  I picked some peel away "6" up at
>> lowes
>> that had a graphic of a boat w/ bottom paint, said on the container said
>> works on marine paint, safe for fiberglass.. but the manufacturer
>> (dumond)
>> web site does not mention either for "6".
>>
>> their web site shows "marine safety strip" for removing marine bottom
>> paint,
>> and marine saftey strip II for removing marine bottompaint without
>> removing
>> barrier coat or for gelcoat in poor shape (much more expensive product).
>> I assume these 2 are also west marine's safety strip and safety strip
>> pro.
>>
>> re leaks...
>>
>> ..I have an '80 pretty much gutted and am putting it back together...
>> have
>> been chasing leaks as well....  its sealed up well now.  The main
>> culprits
>> were clogged drain tubes and /leaky drain tube fittings as has been
>> mentioned by several others.  its amazing how much water can be collected
>> in
>> the cockpit during a decent rain!  (also, if parked on the slope in front
>> of
>> my house it sits stern end up a bit collecting water at the forward end
>> of
>> the cockpit....  i was tipping it back to drain after a heavy rain and a
>> bit
>> too quickly found what Rik referred to... RAPID overflow into the
>> lazarett
>> hatch.  won't do that again.)  anything that allows the water to go into
>> the
>> hull as opposed to draining can easily put a LOT of rain water inside
>> quickly.
>>
>> also if you watch rain water normally running off of the hull it tends to
>> find paths to "stream"...  if one of those paths goes by a poorly seated
>> side nav light or similar, it can also channel a good amount of water
>> in..
>> but probably not near as much as you are seeing.
>>
>> when down to the last few dribbles, i dusted some cornstarch baby powder
>> around likely spots inside the cabin  which "recorded" the paths of any
>> water dribbling in.
>>
>> good luck w/ the boat
>>
>> bob m
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hank-5 wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Gang,
>> >
>> > Just wanted to give an update on what we are doing with the boat we
>> bought
>> > off of eBay back in September.  We got the IMF out this last weekend
>> with
>> > only one problem.  The PO had installed a cleat on the mast and the
>> screws
>> > protruded in and wouldn't let the IMF slide past.  The screws were
>> frozen
>> > to
>> > the cleat and we ended up having to cut the cleat off with a sawzall.
>> > After
>> > that it was a breeze.  Both sails are in decent shape and we plan to
>> send
>> > them to Sailcare for cleaning and re-resining.  The Jib needs a new
>> > sunbrella, but is a good North sail and it even has a foam luff pad.
>> > Overall, the sails are in better condition than I had hoped.  We also
>> > stripped the bottom paint off using peel away.  Came off pretty good
>> and
>> > the
>> > bottom underneath looks in great shape.  In the spring we'll sand it
>> down
>> > good and apply a good barrier coat followed by the bottom paint.  All
>> the
>> > rigging looks in good shape so there is not really a whole lot to do to
>> > get
>> > it ready to sail.
>> >
>> > Are next big task for her is to get the cabin cleaned up and to figure
>> out
>> > where all the rain water is coming in from.  In about a month sitting
>> on
>> > Jack stands, she collected about 50 gallons of rain water (10 5 gal
>> > buckets), so I am concerned about where it's coming in.  Apparently
>> this
>> > has
>> > been going on for awhile as the flooring is shot from being water
>> logged.
>> > We'll need to pull it up and replace it.  Not sure what we will use for
>> > the
>> > new flooring, but suggestions are welcome.  The cabin also needs a good
>> > cleaning up but that is mostly elbow grease.  The only electrical on it
>> so
>> > far is the nav lights.  I'll be thinking about what to do with that
>> over
>> > the
>> > next few months.
>> >
>> > I'm still shooting for a mid spring splash and a lot of good sailing
>> next
>> > year.  Much of the work she needs can be done in the water, so we can
>> > still
>> > sail on good days and work on windless days.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Hank
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