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Post by USA 1108 on Mar 7, 2007 2:01:21 GMT
bought the boat. Now I need to get it home.
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Post by CJR1100 on Mar 7, 2007 7:47:29 GMT
Oh bugger.
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Post by USA 1108 on Mar 7, 2007 19:27:47 GMT
yes, be afraid....
be VERY AFRAID
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Post by cuillin on Mar 8, 2007 12:24:15 GMT
You need to leave it in Europe till July then you can do the worlds
[Agent:1]
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Post by USA 1108 on Mar 8, 2007 13:11:20 GMT
If the doctor says I can fly again, then it's a better than even possibility. I'd still want to take the boat home and get the bottom paint off....
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Post by USA 1108 on Mar 8, 2007 13:23:13 GMT
whatever happened to our participation in the Vintage Games?
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Post by ericdon on Mar 9, 2007 1:54:20 GMT
Hi USA 1108
If your going to do the worlds do you want the V tar taking off before, I have all the equipment in Hartlepool to do it.
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Post by USA 1108 on Mar 9, 2007 14:26:32 GMT
have you taken off VC Tar before?
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Post by ericdon on Mar 9, 2007 21:01:54 GMT
Yes Ive done it on two Tempest both are quite older and had several coats, this was part a full restoration, so these boats where painted with 2 pack epoxy after. In your case I would suggest trying to get it off with chemicals possibly scrubing the outer coat and using thinners to do rest, messy but better than sanding off and then polishing the gel coat back. The main thing is to get the keel off and turn the boat over, this where a workshop and lifting euipment are a must, trying to do it with the boat on a trailer is very very difficult and major time consuming, I've tried it. Once the keel is off it also gives you the opertunity to refurbish the keel fill in those little grounding mistakes that happen over time.
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Post by USA 1108 on Mar 11, 2007 16:27:14 GMT
I've read the solvent to use is Isopropyl Alcohol. Don't tell two mints he'll have a fit about all that alcohol going to waste, well at least dripping off the side of the boat...
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Post by ericdon on Mar 11, 2007 19:21:17 GMT
Ye keep him away. Its all trial and error, like I said its about getting the boat into a position you can work on comfortably, if its one coat of VC tar it should not be two bad, thinners does the job I use cheap stuff which is realy only used for washing out your spray gun. Also it depends on what's underneath, usually its gel shield which is a fancy pants marine term for etch primer, this can be a little harder to get off. What I would do if it won't react with chemicals is cut it back with a DA sander using 500 grit this will only take the primer off but will dull the surface of the gel coat, from this point I would use 1500 grit wet and dry by hand then polish up with G3 cutting compound. After which possibley go to G6 and a high grade polish this will bring the gel back to its orignal state
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