[Rhodes22-list] Deck Maintenance

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Dan,

Ron and I have compared notes on the buffer he used on his deck work, not yet sure of how to make a value comparison, but offer this for fleet consumption.  I have found two alternative buffers with seemingly same specs, one more expensive, one less than his ~$179 Makita.  The DeWalt is available at $199 thru Northern Tools with free shipping and a three year warranty, and the Black & Decker, with a two year warranty is available for ~$50.  I have made no quality comparison, others may have.  Just helpful info for some.

Art



-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Singerman <sail at tds.net>
>Sent: Aug 30, 2009 8:19 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Deck Maintenance
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>Dan,
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>I have reddone the deck and coaming on Serenity with great results. I saw a 
>posting on sailboatowners.com from Maine sail and followed his instrtuctions 
>and ended up with like new results.  The most important thing was for me to 
>get rid of my old polisher and make the investment in a new one.
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>Makita 9227C buffer
>1  3M Marine rubbing compound(use a wool 3M super-buff COMPOUND grade pad).
>2. 3M Finesse it ( Use a foam # 05725 pad or  yellow wool hook it pad 
>#05713.
>3. Collinite#885 Fleet Wax and remove with microfiber cloths after hazing 
>with HOH. (2 coats)
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>I hope this helps.
>
>>>ron<<
>S/V Serenity
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Daniel Johnson" <djohnson0671 at gmail.com>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 7:01 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Deck Maintenance
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>> Now that my motor problems are over for a while I hope (bought a Tohatsu
>> 6HP), my next task is to make the deck look good.  Stan doesn't do much to
>> the deck in the recycling process - probably because it would be a very
>> labor intensive process to remove all the deck hardware, since there is no
>> direct access on the underside for most - we have too nice a liner in our
>> cabins.  On my 83, the white deck will clean up nicely if I scrub and
>> polish, but because the gelcoat is long gone, any shoe will leave a print
>> that then must be scrubbed off.  My question is this - short of painting 
>> the
>> deck, is there any kind of sealer or coating that I can put on it other 
>> than
>> traditional boat polish stuff?
>>
>> The new engine ran great this weekend!
>>
>> Dan
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