Careening and bottom painting

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Lang
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Location: CD Typhoon Weekender #749 Eleanor, Singapore
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Careening and bottom painting

Post by Lang »

I have just done the bottom on Eleanor. It was quite easy really. If you are interested, check out my blog for details.

http://funvinyldecals.wordpress.com/201 ... rs-bottom/


<a href="http://funvinyldecals.files.wordpress.c ... _lean6.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="600" src="http://funvinyldecals.files.wordpress.c ... 6.jpg"></a>

http://funvinyldecals.wordpress.com/201 ... rs-bottom/
DaveCD28
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Location: 1978 Cape Dory 28 #174, Sanuye, Melbourne, Florida

Post by DaveCD28 »

Good Job!

I left a comment on your website where the pics were posted.

-David
Lang
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Thanks Dave

Post by Lang »

From your question on my blog:

I guess we wont really know if its gelcoat or paint blisters if they dont burst. We use a metal scraper to get the growth off. Might have been a little more aggressive in some spots, which burst the blisters. If it were just paint blisters, then I would expect to see gelcoat under it, but no, we are seeing the hull. Unfortunately I dont have a picture of the burst blisters before painting over them.
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