rbcoomer
Well-Known Member
Evening All,
I have a 25' boat with 20 year old Coppercoat. The boat is new to us, but previous owner had in the water around 5 months a year and pressure washed himself when lifted out. There are a few small areas that need touching up and having purchased out of the water, I have already abraded the hull ready for relaunch in a couple of weeks. I'm intending to leave in the water and use all year around however, so she's likely to be in until around July next year (I can pull out and wash as needed). Given the age of the Coppercoat, I'm thinking it would be worth re-coating prior to launch. The question is, should I bother or wait and see how the existing holds up and if I do (preferred option) should I do another 4-5 coats or just a couple? The boat is currently on a trailer and thus not easy to paint, so fewer coats would be better given they need to on before the previous coat is dry!
Any previous experience of re-coating and any tips welcomed! I'm assuming I can apply directly to sanded Coppercoat if I go over again? (It's about 3 weeks since I abraded, so not going to be 'clean' without doing again)
Many thanks,
Robin
I have a 25' boat with 20 year old Coppercoat. The boat is new to us, but previous owner had in the water around 5 months a year and pressure washed himself when lifted out. There are a few small areas that need touching up and having purchased out of the water, I have already abraded the hull ready for relaunch in a couple of weeks. I'm intending to leave in the water and use all year around however, so she's likely to be in until around July next year (I can pull out and wash as needed). Given the age of the Coppercoat, I'm thinking it would be worth re-coating prior to launch. The question is, should I bother or wait and see how the existing holds up and if I do (preferred option) should I do another 4-5 coats or just a couple? The boat is currently on a trailer and thus not easy to paint, so fewer coats would be better given they need to on before the previous coat is dry!
Any previous experience of re-coating and any tips welcomed! I'm assuming I can apply directly to sanded Coppercoat if I go over again? (It's about 3 weeks since I abraded, so not going to be 'clean' without doing again)
Many thanks,
Robin
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Yes, sanded with a fine paper (600ish I think?) The only problem I foresee is I'll have to do the 4 coats, missing the bits by the rollers, allow to dry and then move the boat back on the trailer 12" to do the missed bits... Not ideal, but at least there's Coppercoat already on there.
(I will do a write up when she's afloat...)
Well worth the effort however, we launched on December 28th achieving 31kts and took her around to Dartmouth last weekend and still 31kts. Ok, so it's not been warm, but she's in a shallow harbour where everything seems to be green below water. Might quick lift and wash mid-season if needed, but otherwise will just be a wash and drive service in October/November. :encouragement:
