Danny, I know Peter over at Triad so I can ask for a quote. They do nice work. Thanks! Chuck Gilchrest
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Chuck, > > I have my boat in Mattapoisett at triad boatworks. The walnut was a lot less > than $5000! They gave me a per ft number but I can't remember it right now. > However, the complete bottom job start to finish with materials was about $5k > to $6K > > If I pull my notes out later I'll give you better indications of cost. > > Danny > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus List - Bottom Job > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:05:14 -0400 > > Chuck: > > I have no first hand experience with either soda or walnut blasting.� I did > however have the bottom of my boat 'dry ice blasted' to remove the > antifouling paint down to the gelcoat. > > Dry ice blasting is a very quick, clean and effective method to strip bottom > paint.� Perhaps another option if there is anyone in your area that does it. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > � > > On 2015-12-23 10:47 AM, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List wrote: > Hi Danny, > > Can I ask who did the walnut stripping on your boat and at which yard?� I�m > having my �new� 1983 Landfall 35 brought down from the North Shore of Mass to > the South Coast in early January and the bottom paint is flaking off in > chunks, revealing the shiny original gel coat underneath in most places.� I > would say that the paint over shiny gel coat method was not terribly > effective for adhesion. > > � Speaking to the service manager at Concordia about soda blasting, he tells > me that the soda medium leaves a very rough finish on the bottom that takes a > significant amount of labor to prep the bottom afterwards to allow bottom > paint go on nice and smooth.� Perhaps he was also implying that the boat > should have a barrier coat added as well� either way, with soda blasting and > subsequent bottom prep, we were talking� in excess of $5000. > > � With that info, I had planned to chip off as much of the old paint as > possible, sand down the rest using and orbital sander with a vacuum > attachment, leaving just enough �tooth� on the gel coat hull surface to > repaint.� It would be a lot of work, but I could do it in my yard and build > my upper body strength at the same time! > > However, the walnut shell medium sounds like it may be the ticket if it is > less invasive to the gel coat than soda blast and if I basically want to > start with a blank canvas of a hull to prep and paint. ��Would love to hear > from others that have used the walnut shell method and what they�ve done to > prep afterwards. > > Best, > > Chuck Gilchrest > > S/V Half Magic > > 1975 25 Mk 1 > > � > > S/V Orion > > 1983 Landfall 35 > > Padanaram, MA > > � > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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