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Date Posted: 22:29:06 12/12/07 Wed
Author: Thad Russell (Merry)
Author Host/IP: c-24-128-90-71.hsd1.ma.comcast.net / 24.128.90.71
Subject: Painting Advise 58 Sea Skiff

Hi, I have a new 58 Sea Skiff with plywood lapstrake hull. I has ablative anti-fouling paint but I need to paint it green again. It is now in fresh water and on a boat lift so I don't need ablative anti-fouling paint.

Can I use a stripper or will this hurt the glue and so will I have to sand it?

Does anyone recommend an undercoat of poly resin like West Systems or primer. I am not planning fiberglass. Any help or suggested sources are appreciated. Bright work is in pretty good shape. Thanks

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[> Re: Painting Advise 58 Sea Skiff -- Craig, 08:18:28 01/01/08 Tue (cpe-69-205-121-24.rochester.res.rr.com/69.205.121.24)

Thad,
I own 2 1957 sea skiffs one of which is almost done. Having just completed my hull paint I can share with you what I did.
I stripped the entire hull to bare wood by sanding. I had a problem with oil soaked areas under the engine which had gone all the way through so I put two coats of CPES on the exterior sanding between coats. This gave me a solid base coat on which to paint without fear of peeling. I then refilled all screw holes with 3m premium filler, primed with Interlux base coat then applied multiple coats of Interlux Brightside polyurethane sanding between. The result is a very hard high gloss finish that absolutely looks like glass. A long tedius process but well worth it in my opinion. Just remember, all time spent preparing the surface before painting will give tremendous paybacks.

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