Hypothetical Question...

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Well not really hypothetical tbh. The boat next to your berth is having some touch ups to the paint work with a spray gun. Only a small area but the wind is blowing gently. You have a white hull...they are/will be using a dark blue spray paint. What would your initial thoughts be?
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Have a quiet word with the contractor and get his assurance that there will be no overspray which will reach your boat, make sure you know exactly who he is and where you can get hold of him if need be and take photos of your boat before he starts and then afterwards if there is a problem.

That or go for a spin while he is doing it!!
 
lisilou said:
Well not really hypothetical tbh. The boat next to your berth is having some touch ups to the paint work with a spray gun. Only a small area but the wind is blowing gently. You have a white hull...they are/will be using a dark blue spray paint. What would your initial thoughts be?
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I'd be out of there and anchored in Newtown Creek faster than you could say "Wilma Flintstone".

(or at least in another berth in the marina)

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I did have a word with him politely but he was a stroppy git and didn't take kindly to me questioning his spray painting ability. I've taken some pics and hopefully it'll be fine. It just seemed a bit risky to spray paint without protection in close proximity to other boats. Didn't ask him who he was coz he was really grumpy lol.
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Think myself that given the value of your boat I would insist that they move your neighbouring craft being worked on to a neutral area whilst spraying, or as a minimum get them to fully mask/cover your boat while the work is being carried out! Neither option being too unreasonable IMHO.... :)
 
If you have a tin of paint, varnish etc., then take that to where your boats are closest and with a guffaw, "I'm useless at painting, usually goes everywhere but you've inspired me so..."
 
I do need to make it clear that this is a very small area to either side of the bow of the boat so maybe I'm being too precious here? I don't think so tbh for obvious reasons...just wanted to make it clear that we're not talking a whole boat job here.
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Go and ask at the Marina office who he is, express your concerns, they should have details of any contractor and their liability insurance working on their site.
 
Get on the phone to the marina office pdq. You may find that the standard berthing contract precludes this sort of activity.

I had a similar prob in Brighton years ago, where contractors were cutting steel sheet upwind of my boat (and others). I never could get the resulting rust spots out of the gelcoat, and in the end I sold the boat.

Cheers
Jimmy
 
I had to spend 3 hours removing specks of anti foul from the non slip areas of our forward deck because the wind carried it up from under the boat when we were painting on the anti foul with rollers , I would agree , dust sheets required or please move the boat , or make sure you are upwind of him .
 
Get up to the marina office and have a word! if the marina is worth their salt they will know what contractor is working on the boat and will be able to assure you they they have the necessary liability insurance!
 
Thanks fellas. Just spoken to the marina and they've been great. They're telling the owner he needs to move the boat to a works area if he's having work carried out on her. God I hate complaining but I think this was a needs must.
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I'm surprised they are allowed to spray in a marine without fully sheeting up, ask to see their method statement and risk assessment, that ought to adjust his attitude :)
 
I suspect he didn't tell the marina what work he was carrying out which, thinking about it, probably explains why he was so shitty with me. Anyway...they know now HA!!
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lisilou said:
Well not really hypothetical tbh. The boat next to your berth is having some touch ups to the paint work with a spray gun. Only a small area but the wind is blowing gently. You have a white hull...they are/will be using a dark blue spray paint. What would your initial thoughts be?
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I had a similar issue a number of years ago, a boat was being painted blue with a roller on a windy day.
The specs of blue were hitting my boat.
I showed him the specs of paint and asked him to help me clean the spots off before they cured .


He explained how he needed to complete the job before lift in so I agreed he could continue as long as he paid for a professional clean and polish , he stopped and helped me remove the specs of blue paint.


You did right to complain to the marina office, you still really need his insurance details, you could well find over spray in the next few weeks.
 
There's almost no question you don't want a white boat downwind of dark spray paint job - it's a dumb thing to do. It's nothing to do with "questioning the guy's ability" - spray droplets drifting off in the wind is a natural consequence of even very skilled painting work. I wouldn't be happy just to hear the contractor has 3P insurance. That's a perfectly reasonable response in the case of unlikely and upredictable things, but not this. The only satisfactory response is to have this work prevented and I'd insist to him, and failing that the marina, that this work be stopped. If there were any delay in the stopping I would douse the bow of the other boat with your hosepipe to frustrate the damage, if you're feeling bolshy. His only remedy would be to claim from you on the basis you've committed the tort of nuisance, which is unlikely to win and he wont get that far anyway
EDIT: I've just seen your #14 update. Well done! Don't feel bad about it. None if us would dream of being so rude as to spray paint dark paint upwind of a white neighbouring boat. You're completely in the right here
 
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