Hi, Scraping off bottom paint is a pain with a cheap steel scraper. Once has to nearly sharpen the blade ever other second. This year I discover using a good tool really matters.
Don't use a steel scraper, pay the $23 and get a tungsten carbide scraper. One blade will last a whole side of the boat or more. I was amazed. Here is a link to a scraper I used on a 38LF. Bahco 665 Carbide Edged Heavy-Duty Paint Scraper http://www.amazon.com/Bahco-Carbide-Edged-Heavy-Duty-Scraper/dp/B0001IX7S8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397584146&sr=8-1&keywords=scraper+bah - Paul E. 1981 C&C 38 Landfall S/V Johanna Rose Carrabelle, FL On Apr 15, 2014, at 10:55 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:29:43 -0300 > From: Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> > To: cnc-list Cnc-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Bottom paint removal > Message-ID: <2ef7ca9a-bfa1-4c91-9820-3dfea7c86...@sailpower.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > I got adventurous this year and decided to remove as much of the existing > bottom paint as possible. There are many layers on the boat that have > accumulated over time. Ordinary manual scrapers take a lot of time and > energy, and sharpening. I developed this scraper which will fit in any > reciprocating saw and uses a carbide blade. It is a lot easier and quicker > and the blades last much longer than regular steel blades. > > Here?s a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2lsNuCrfgk > > Now, all I have to do is get at it as soon as the rain stops for a few days > and the temperature becomes bearable. > > Rich Knowles > INDIGO LF38 > Halifax, NS. > >
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