I know of one lightning strike that happened when a boat was on the hard at the
same boatyard. The boat was a Bristol 54 I think, very well built and heavily
bonded and protected for a lightning strike. It had that little lightning
dissapator on the top of the mast. All of his electronics were f
ABYC makes no specific prescriptions regarding lighting. As such there is
no one "right" way. One train of thought is to bring the top of the mast
to the same potential and the water, effectively drawing lightning to the
boat. Under this methodology you are really proving protection to the
occup
Many years ago a friend treated the bare lead with a red lead paint. Then he
used the barrier coat and finally bottom paint. Held up quite well.No expoxy
involved in his method. And fairly straight forward.Is the red lead no longer
available?RonWild CheriCYC 30-1STL
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Many years ago a friend treated the bare lead with a red lead paint. Then he
used the barrier coat and finally bottom paint. Held up quite well.No expoxy
involved in his method.Is the red lead no longer available?RonWild CheriCYC
30-1STL
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I'm wondering about grounding for lightning protection with an epoxy coated
keel. Isn't that why the mast is connected, electrically to the keel. I've had
lightning strike very close, which aroused my interest in avoidance of being hit
Al Liles
SV Elendil
C&C 37/40+
Vancouver
> On May 3, 2018
f fixing it is worth the
expense.
From: Dave Godwin via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 8:38 PM
To: C&C List
Cc: Dave Godwin
Subject: Re: Stus-List Keel treatment
Watching this thread with interest. Currently have 6,000 lbs of exposed lead
(yes, not safe or ideal…) sitting in a c
Watching this thread with interest. Currently have 6,000 lbs of exposed lead
(yes, not safe or ideal…) sitting in a cradle in the yard. FWIW, a former owner
of “Ronin” sliced off the top layer of below waterline gelcoat and recoated
everything with epoxy. And apparently the keel was dropped duri
Neill, I've always wetsanded the lead with West Systems epoxy. Then sanded for tooth and applied bottom paint. No issues so far. Chris Price On May 3, 2018 at 5:26 PM Neil Gallagher via CnC-List wrote: Richard, I'm dealing with exactly the same issue, had the bottom soda blasted to bare lead and
Be careful about that first coat of bottom paint. It depends on the paint.
From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 5:35 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Josh Muckley
Subject: Re: Stus-List Keel treatment
I believe West Systems suggests scrubbing epoxy into the metal with
I’ll also pile on and say that Josh and Dennis’ method works quite nicely.
It was my boat that Dennis repaired and the epoxy bond to the lead was
quite strong. I know because I tested it extensively after he was done and
gone and not looking.
Kevin Benoit
S/V Guru
1976 MKII 35’
On Thu, May 3, 20
Josh is on track. I just helped fix a "smile" on a 35-2. Sanded to bare
lead then quickly applied epoxy with a 3M scrub pad with vigorous rubbing.
Minimizes the oxidation and promotes a good bond. Once you get the epoxy
on the lead then you can apply barrier coat, paint, fairing, whatever.
Den
I believe West Systems suggests scrubbing epoxy into the metal with a wire
brush or a scrubby pad. Anytime an epoxy coating is applied (west systems,
interprotect, etc) I've been told that to ensure proper adhesion between
layers you need to apply the next layer while the last coating is still
sof
Richard
A few years back when I fixed the C&C smile I took my keel down to the bare
lead. At that time I read some where that epoxy wouldn’t stick to the lead
unless it was free of oxidation. Hard to do with lead. I also learned that
the best way to apply the epoxy and get it to bond was to
Richard,
I'm dealing with exactly the same issue, had the bottom soda blasted to
bare lead and what's left of my gelcoat. I called Interlux about this,
their tech rep recommended Interprotect 2000E on both the hull and the
lead. For the lead he recommended thinning the first coat 15%-20% wit
To the group; I have removed all of the old bottom paint and some old faring
compound from my keel and it is now down to bare lead; what should I use for a
sealant/primer on the bare metal, before putting on a barrier coat, and what is
the best method for application? I have also taken the hull
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