If it looks right..'Tis right ??

[veshengro]

I feel a bit of a fraud posting here because the subject is Grp simulated Clinker. I know but I'm confident the Denizens of this Forum will have the knowledge I seek. A 14 foot traditional 'Style' Dinghy, Gunter rig. it's a big Trident clone, and for the first time I am going to antifoul the boat as it spends far more time in the water than on a trailer.
So far... while she was afloat I measured Gunwale top to water, she was fully rigged and loaded for an overnight cruise but I did the measuring from the Pontoon. Now on the Trailer, I transferred the measurements to the hull and marked them at six positions along each side with a felt tip. I have now run masking tape along the marks...Not easy, skipping down from strake to strake in places, but it looks reasonable eyeing it up from ahead and astern.

Before I cripple myself squeezing under the trailer waving a paint roller, have I missed a trick? Any tips or advice would be welcome.

 

[srm]

If you have not already done so I would sugest taking the masking tape about 5cm above your measured waterline. Otherwise you may get growth on the hull in the splash zone. Traditionally this stripe would be the "boot topping" and often in a contrasting colour to antifouling and topsides. Being lazy I just continue my antifouling to above the waterline.

 

[Wansworth]

The modern way would be to use a laser level

 

[Hacker]

Laser level is the easiest. Traditional ways would include using a water level or string levels using the bow and transom waterline markings.

 

[wombat88]

Remember, no one will ever see both sides of the boat at the same time...

 

[veshengro]

 

[westernman]

Remember, no one will ever see both sides of the boat at the same time...

My father applied that principle to the hub caps on his car.

When one became damaged he bought two new ones which were different to the existing ones.
He put both new ones on one side.

 

[Wansworth]

Remember, no one will ever see both sides of the boat at the same time...

That’s not the guiding spirit of PBO

 

[wombat88]

I only passed comment regarding possible pitfalls because the OP is working with a clinker boat. This can, visually, be a bit of a minefield depending on the shape of the boat. Sticking rigidly to the 'correct' line may not look as good as, for example, letting it ride up a little bit towards the bow.

Never follow the lands...

etc etc

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Before you cripple yourself crawling under the trailer, is there a reason you can‘t just turn the boat upside down?

 

[veshengro]

It's no lightweight, all heavy wood trim and a big steel centre plate.

I've managed primer and a first coat of Antifouling which looks about right, just too misty damp today for a second coat.

 

[pyrojames]

Much easier to paint a clinker dinghy upside down, just requires care. I turn my complete coach roof upside down. I did disconnect it from the boat first though!

 

[Wansworth]

Much easier to paint a clinker dinghy upside down, just requires care. I turn my complete coach roof upside down. View attachment 151665I did disconnect it from the boat first though!

Interesting technique

 

[veshengro]

Blimey!!That must have meant eating lot's of Shredded Wheat, ...lifting that off and stowing it in the building by yourself...

 

[pyrojames]

I was replacing the deck, and then found, contrary to the design drawings, the coachroof was built on the deck, not the deck built up to the coachroof. There were few days muttering and cursing before I resigned myself to having to take the coachroof off.

 

[Minerva]

I was replacing the deck, and then found, contrary to the design drawings, the coachroof was built on the deck, not the deck built up to the coachroof. There were few days muttering and cursing before I resigned myself to having to take the coachroof off.View attachment 151704

That's one way to get standing headroom in an old Folkboat!

 

[Wansworth]

Why have you removed it,out of interest

 

[pyrojames]

Why have you removed it,out of interest

It was removed to get the old teak over ply deck off. It was all put back together again afterwards. 34' so a bit bigger than a Folkboat!

 

[Minerva]

it certainly is lovely!

 

[Wansworth]

Is it’s Nicholson