Advice on hull treatment

[Valiant18]

I'm in the process of purchasing a Trintella 29 (1968) moulded by Tylers.

Survey showed that the hull was free from visible signs of osmosis and was very dry.

The boat has been laid up ashore for quite some time. I intend to keep her on a swinging mooring and to lift her out for 2 months per year from mid-July to Mid- Sept.

Question is should I take this opportunity to treat the hull with something like International 2 part VC Tar or Gelshield 200. Or were these hull so well made that its probablly not worth it?

Many thanks

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[tynesman]

When I purchased my 1975 RLM 27 she had not moved for 5 years.
Like mine if your hull is good keep it good and I strongly advise antifouling it.
I have my boat in sea water for two years at a time with no problems.
As all things preperation is the best,I spend about 3 hours with a jet blast and removed all the growth(bearing in mind that I have twin Z drives on the back),this also removes all the flake bits at the same time.
Leave hull to dry and lightly sand area to be painted.
Like me you probably do not know the last make of the antifoul, so paint 1 coat International prima-con as it covers most paints as a nutraliser ,then two coats top colour antifoul (I also used International).
Remove any old stripes and re-new them before polishing the main hull sides
Let the paint dry for at least a week before putting her back into the water to let it harden.
Yes it takes time and money but welcome to boating.
PS I do not work for International paints, just experiance in the past.

Happy sailing

Tynesman

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