Charlie, thanks, I'll take a look at the Aristo blue on the chart! We are
committed to repainting the entire hull at this point, so at least it will all
match for a while!
Richard
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite NineLouisville,
Kentucky 40220(502) 584-7255
On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 08:54:11 AM EDT, cenel...@aol.com
<cenel...@aol.com> wrote:
I had Water Phantom repainted 10+ years ago with Awlgrip—used Aristo Blue
since the Flag Blue original color was so dark as to be almost black and I
wanted something brighter.
Several years in (5?) after a serious encounter with a piling caused by trying
to dock her in a flood tide running perpendicular to the slip, her port side
was seriously banged up abeam about 6 ft by 3 ft section.
The yard (mostly sailboats) was managed by a former boat painter.
He repaired it properly and so well that after he was done, I could not tell
where the repair was done with my hands or eyes closeup! Whether he feathered
or matched I don’t know but he did it so well it was “…like it never even
happen…” as he said his goal was with such repairs.
if your painter is capable of such work, you should not be able to see his
repair, especially at the 10 ft away distance IMHO. If he is not very skilled,
it might be wise to do the entire half hull at a minimum—after all, it’s hard
to compare hull sides in or out of the water with one set of eyes!
Charlie NelsonWater Phantom
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On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 12:52 AM, Richard Bush via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Hi all, we are in the midst of trying to repair damages to our hull (1985 C&C
37 CB) which stemmed from another boat parting its dock line in a storm and
laying against our hull for 2+ hours, tearing the paint and gelcoat from the
waterline to the rub rail. It's a long tale of woe, however, we are nearing the
part of our project where painting the hull topsides is being discussed. The
boat was painted with Awlgrip about 10 years ago (prior to our ownership), and
that finish has held up well. Also, because of the paint being 10 years old, it
has been "strongly recommended" that the entire hull be repainted, rather than
the damaged area only, with which we agree. I "assumed" that we would go back
with the same Awlgrip product, however, the repair people have suggested that
Imron would be a better product because scratches and dings can be repaired
more easily. They advised that the old Awlgrip would be sanded off and the a
base coat and clear coating over the color coat. Does anyone on the list have
any experience with Imron paints (marine, of course); or Imron vs Awlgrip:
Another qualifier is that our area (Ohio River) is not a big boating community
and there are few boating repair facilities here; (getting the boat to the
repair facility is a whole other story all by itself!)
One last point, is, color; our hull is the C&C factory white, don;t know the
name, but its an off-white almost cream color; we are thinking of going back
with flag blue or navy blue; any thoughts here are welcome as well.
As always, thank you and let me know if you have any questions!
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite NineLouisville,
Kentucky 40220(502) 584-7255
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