Thanks Jim. I've seen your boat and there is no doubt the paint is beautiful. I'm thinking the Interlux Brightside is what I'll use.
Your description of what you did to the Catalina 22 is in line with my plan. I'm feeling a little intimidated by the prospect but hey it isn't a Hinkley and it has to have more shine after a paint job than she has now. Mark Tamblyn ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Calleran Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 4:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: paint Mark Tamblyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Avoiding work... Yea I'm good at that. After years of procrastination I'm about to paint the deck... <snip> ...but there is just no way I'm removing all the hardware and spending 100 plus man hours on fixing every blemish just to paint a 30 year old boat. Mark, I know where you're coming from. When I bought BayBird 10 years ago I did exactly that, and it certainly seemed like 100 hours. I recommend Interlux Brightside or Petit Easypoxy. If you want to read on I'll explain why. Back then, I stripped everything - stanchions, genoa track, everything. Then came sanding, priming, sanding, etc., etc. My reasoning was that, because I was using Awlgrip, the "fitting free" deck and cabin would make for an easier, cleaner application of that pricey paint. My other reason was that I would have to rebed everything ensuring a more leak-free boat. All that "reasoning" did pay off with a great finish and no leaks. But it was a lot of work. So, all this said, would I do it again? Hell no! I'd do what I did on the C22 I had before the C27. I washed it thoroughly, sanded "sorta" well, washed again and tack-clothed it (is tack-clothed a verb?), then taped off the fittings, etc. I applied, brushing with a very good brush, Petit Easypoxy: gloss white. With a (very) little thinning (rethinned about half-way through) it brushed on easily and flowed out to a near-perfect finish. I was amazed how good it turned out. Easypoxy is not a hard as Awlgrip, and you have to wax it, but it looked great and stayed looking great until I sold to several years later. Fair winds, Jim Calleran, BayBird, C27 #2784 Mathews Yacht Club, VA (37°27.8' N / 76°18.6' W) http://www.mathewsyachtclub.com/ ________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49979/*http:/tv.yahoo.com/> on Yahoo! TV.
