where would one fine Easypoxy and how much is it? I was thinking of Awlgrip but it costs too much! unfortunately I do not have that type of money to sink into my boat , I was also wondering if the Easypoxy will work for the topsides and if this is cost effective I could use the savings elsewhere and I have allot of projects to do since the boat had not moved for a decade before I bought her. Thanks for all the info. Mike McVey
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:47:31 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: catalina27-talk: paintTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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" on Yahoo! TV. _________________________________________________________________ It’s tax season, make sure to follow these few simple tips http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=WLMartagline
