Proud new Typhoon owner

[ronkberg]

Hi Scott, my new Ty has not been painted but was well cared for by the previous owners. Thank you for the compliment and I hope I can keep her looking as good for the years she is in my hands.

Neil and Jim, can you specify what compound and wax you suggest. I have a buffer I use on my cars and wonder if that can be used on the Ty? A friend said he wipes down his boat with acetone each year before waxing. Is that advisable?

Ron

[Neil Gordon]

... can you specify what compound and wax you suggest. I have a buffer I use on my cars and wonder if that can be used on the Ty?

The compound and wax are buried somewhere on the boat, so I can't tell you the brand.

As for process, I go lightly on the compound and never use a power buffer. Compounding with a buffer might take off more than you want. Aside from that though, waxing and buffing by hand is one of the things that reminds me that I don't want a bigger boat.

[winthrop fisher]

yes scott... mine is a 75 and she was painted seven years ago.
if the person was taking good care of the boat it could go to forty years thats about right... winthrop

Congratulation, she sure is a beautiful boat!

Newbie question please. Is your white hull painted or is that the original gelcoat finish?

I wonder if 35 year old sailboats still have nice original gelcoat finish or are they all repainted by now? I talked with a listmember who has a TY with a painted hull. I thought that odd at first but after seeing the photos of the TY Daysailor in Good Old Boat, I'm starting to wonder if a painted hull is the norm for a boat of this age.

Thanks, Scott in White Bear Lake