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its a bumper jack.

decks are done and 1st coat is on the hull. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p04be9fdd744aaef435cadb0ccc88b564/e9c0103a.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pd06cf4cdf7304922f7f50d5eea600563/e9c00f6d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p20efbd2940d6c9c5fd1791d073...

The boat is dry stored at a club and launched via crane to floating docks. There isnt enough room unless you rig and derig bow in. a bow eye tends to get hung up on the edge of the dock.

we'll have to see how this is going to work.

well i started painting today. Settled on a product called signature finish. one of the guys i sail with used it about 8 years ago and his black finish still looks great. its designed to be rolled and tipped so thats right up my alley http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p9d63e4eef71c51fcb5d...

In the past someone placeed a heavy bead of silicon on the rubrail/hull joint. I have removed the rail but the silicon is stuck to the hull. how do i get it off? I'm going to grind and put a layer of glass. will any residue affect the bond?

one of the guys at the mariner site was nice enough to show me some possibilities. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/pd83f03bafa0f6e3b835b71aeba398e0f/eae9b3fe.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid223/pd61729e59029954126e5abab24937837/eae9b3ff.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/pictu...

these are nice combos

Any particular reason you listed only Perfection and Interthane? Why not go to an automotive paint supplier... Skies the limit. Metallics, candys, custom mixes. Go to something like Orange County Choppers for some inspiration. I dont have spray equipment so roll and tip is fine. Also i'm trying to ...

I'm a sick sick man but we rescued the boat to keep it racing. I have sold the yellow boat and it is going to be moving clubs but continue racing. we have 20 mariners at our club and 2 other local fleets have close to 20 as well. The mariner with over 4000 boats represents a cheap alternative to a n...

On the yellow boat here is what i started with http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid137/pc76edc95ec74376b3da0c26dceba74a2/f73c650f.jpg it was free because of this http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid137/pa4649f36752d8ee341dcff0b98ffc4cf/f73c63c1.jpg that lead to... http://www.imagestation.c...

Wow. This is a toughie, primarily because I REALLY think you hit the nail on the head with the boat on the left. Nice work. My gut reaction is white bottom, grey topsides, blue accents. Wow! I like the way you think. I allready have that scheme tagged for this... http://www.imagestation.com/picture...

I picked up a new "old" boat. It needs a paint job and im looking for suggestions http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p0a89b60839aae639f007f3098c829f88/eb376bcd.jpg my old boat is on the left. I painted it 2 years ago and am very happy with how it looks. The new boat was too cheap...

we are still racing through the end of october but i have a list. Half of this is left over from last year. mariner repaint topsides and bootstripe new jib tracks and cars wood veneer on transom teak floor in cockpit reinforce rudder hardware prep inside of cabin and recoat with gelcoat move bow cle...

heres an update. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/pe5d5600935c2f82c616d27f40ee56d35/eff22874.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p7f9e99ab0c38110c46ac9bb703d8937a/efeb34f2.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/p449ebb6897c57e93d28aec361adfc118/efeb342b.jpg http://...

its smooth and im not worried about a little sanding. my concern was would the epoxy react with the tape. should i spray it with pam too?

i am trying to square up some outside corners. Can i use packing tape as a mold release on either side? I have a flat board wrapped with tape to form one side as a mold. i plan to work the epoxy up to the mold with a spreader.

will i be ok with the packing tape?

the biggest benifit to the peel away is the lack of odor and fumes. working in a garage in winter with traditional stripper would be fun but i can think of better ways to kill some braincells. its messy and it doesnt peel away but scraping it onto a tarp makes for an easy cleanup. get the spray clea...

i am working on a recoreing a small boat with balsa in the floor. i was trying to figure out how much of the balsa was wet and got this tip. roll the boat outside when its really cold for 48hours. heat up the shop and bring her in for 2 hours. take the laser and start measuring the hull. water will ...

the boat is dry stored and raced. After stripping it will be wetsanded to 600 then polished.

The stripper should get most and keep the paint dust to a minimum

I'm loaning my garage to a friend to do some work on his boat. The plan is to lift the boat off the trailer sat morning and strip the bottom, 2-3 layers of old brown paint. He got the west marine peel away safety strip with the paper. Whats our working time with this stuff? The sales person says 8hr...

the instructions said you dont need to tip the lighter colors. it came out great with just a foam roller

my photos are hosted on imagestation and sometimes the service is spoty. try refreshing a few times or check back later if its still a problem. I post in a few other places and have the same problem once in awhile. The perfection was interesting. I tried to spray and had a bad time with it. so we ro...

its the interlux perfection fighting lady yellow. We rolled it and it looks great.

i want the look of a teak deck in my cockpit. Can i laminate a thin layer of teak to the fiberglass floor? I am concerned about weight so the thinner the better. Its a race boat/daysailer thats drystored and covered.

Heres a little introduction. My name is chris fretz and i live in norristown PA. I recently restored an oDay Mariner which is raced on the deleware river and jersey shore. Before: http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid137/pc76edc95ec74376b3da0c26dceba74a2/f73c650f.jpg she was neglected and had a ...

I found your site last night and was reading untill 1am. Theres alot of great info so let me throw my hat in the ring. We are in the process of rebuilding a M-16 Scow from the 70's. Its a little race boat that scares the heck out of you on a windy day. i opened up a soft spot in the floot to reveal ...