Looks Sweet! I think he must have been out of blue and used natural VC-17, tho –
I like that look, but I wish it would stay bronzy instead of turning gun-metal . . . You’re lucky to find a good craftsman like that out in the desert. They are around by the coasts, but hard to nail down. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:50 PM To: cnc-list Cc: Randy Stafford Subject: Stus-List Grenadine's Paint Job Hi All, Since my lake closed early this year (mid-September) for expansion construction over the winter, I took advantage of the beautiful fall weather to do a major project: painting. The good news is that next season, we’ll have a brand-spanking-new marina facility. After exploring a number of options e.g. places where I could do it myself, estimates from several business, etc., I decided to hire the job out to an experienced old salt with a small local boatyard. I could tell he had an appreciation of older boats and got a lot of satisfaction from improving them. He filled and faired all the gouges in the hull, and the C&C smile. Power-sanded the bottom and applied two coats VC-17 blue. Above the boot stripe he rolled and tipped four coats of Interlux red, sanding between each coat and thinning the later coats. I’ve put pictures of the result at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AgG7585KNUspS1W8TsyUGq8hFgeP997h. With that and new canvas (red sail / tiller / winch covers), and refinished brightwork around the companionway, she’ll be the sharpest boat in the new marina. And hopefully faster in the club’s fleet too, with that smooth new bottom. Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO
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