I was told off today

[RupertW]

I would have thought not very far before it's cool but it would be a good experiment for PBO to do

But it doesn't have to be hot to sink into gel coat - my worst rust staining on gel coat was when polishing some very rust stanchion posts with wire wool (idiot, idiot, idiot). None of the wire wool strands were hot but they all melted into the gel coat before I spotted them the next morning and the stains were way into the gel coat and couldn't be T-cut out. It needed a lot of goes of acid cleaner before they finally faded. Add iron/steel tiny fragments plus moisture to gel coat and let it sink right in.

 

[Poignard]

But it doesn't have to be hot to sink into gel coat - my worst rust staining on gel coat was when polishing some very rust stanchion posts with wire wool (idiot, idiot, idiot). None of the wire wool strands were hot but they all melted into the gel coat before I spotted them the next morning and the stains were way into the gel coat and couldn't be T-cut out. It needed a lot of goes of acid cleaner before they finally faded. Add iron/steel tiny fragments plus moisture to gel coat and let it sink right in.

I hacksawed through an anchor shackle on board and, despite putting newspaper down, there were numerous rust spots on the deck next time I visited the boat.

 

[RupertW]

I hacksawed through an anchor shackle on board and, despite putting newspaper down, there were numerous rust spots on the deck next time I visited the boat.

I remain an idiot on this topic - despite all my previous experience I still hacksawed my way through 3 of 6 bolts in the cockpit last Spring before realising and going back into the cabin to do it. I had come of out the cabin so I didn't make a mess that I'd need to hoover.

 

[johnalison]

I remain an idiot on this topic - despite all my previous experience I still hacksawed my way through 3 of 6 bolts in the cockpit last Spring before realising and going back into the cabin to do it. I had come of out the cabin so I didn't make a mess that I'd need to hoover.

I have also learned from experience, fortunately on previous boats, but it wasn't until this thread that I realised that it could happen with stainless steel as well. I have seen people use stainless wire wool in order to avoid this problem. Maybe the resultant particle sizes are large enough not to create a stain.

 

[steve yates]

9 pages about getting marks on boats???????????? Seems sad somehow.

 

[chriss999]

9 pages about getting marks on boats???????????? Seems sad somehow.

These aren’t boats. These are jewels!
Not my sort of boating at all.

 

[FlyingGoose]

9 pages about getting marks on boats???????????? Seems sad somehow.

What ever floats your boat I assume

 

[Spyro]

9 pages about getting marks on boats???????????? Seems sad somehow.

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[rotrax]

But it doesn't have to be hot to sink into gel coat - my worst rust staining on gel coat was when polishing some very rust stanchion posts with wire wool (idiot, idiot, idiot). None of the wire wool strands were hot but they all melted into the gel coat before I spotted them the next morning and the stains were way into the gel coat and couldn't be T-cut out. It needed a lot of goes of acid cleaner before they finally faded. Add iron/steel tiny fragments plus moisture to gel coat and let it sink right in.

Brass wool-easily obtained from ebay.

 

[lpdsn]

9 pages about getting marks on boats???????????? Seems sad somehow.

If BS finds the thread it'll be 90 pages.

 

[jordanbasset]

9 pages about getting marks on boats???????????? Seems sad somehow.

Fairly typical though, one group sees it as a problem, another group that it is not. It reaches a critical mass and takes on a life of it's own.

 

[Skylark]

9 pages about getting marks on boats???????????? Seems sad somehow.

I see it as a reflection of the health of recreational sailing.

It shows that there’s a lot of experienced people on these forums. There’s been a good exchange of views and opinions and some have expressed that they have learned something as a result. No one has been confrontational, unlike many threads.

Hardly surprising, some people take care of their boats with pride, others less so.

No right, no wrong, just lighthearted banter. What’s sad about that.

 

[Poignard]

I see it as a reflection of the health of recreational sailing.

It shows that there’s a lot of experienced people on these forums. There’s been a good exchange of views and opinions and some have expressed that they have learned something as a result. No one has been confrontational, unlike many threads.

Hardly surprising, some people take care of their boats with pride, others less so.

No right, no wrong, just lighthearted banter. What’s sad about that.

Well said!

 

[oldgit]

These aren’t boats. These are jewels!
Not my sort of boating at all.

My boat is merely a floating pile of congealed petro chemicials its sole purpose is to get me as far away from the madding crowd as cheaply as possible, hopefully with a few friends.
If it sank tomorrow my first phone call would be to the insurance company and the second to the nearest broker, with the vain hope not to buy such an obvious money pit this time round .

Reserve the right to damage my boat in any way am capable of, but to try and ask others not to. .

 

[RichardS]

If BS finds the thread it'll be 90 pages.

Surely the amount of BS on this thread suggests that it has already been found?

(I'll get me coat)

Richard

 

[steve yates]

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That made me laugh out loud