Newbie Boat Owner Painting and Anti Fowling help require

[Shorty1979]

PLEASE HELP !!!!

Recently purchased a Newbridge Navigator which i intend to Trailer Sail,

Question 1
she is currently antifowled with i believe to be "Flag" antifowling, now i realise that because of the way i intend to use her there will be no need of a anti fowl, however i neither have the time or the inclination to spend a long time removing it, is there a antifowl that any one can recomennd for boats that will spend time out of the water and how do i apply it to the current antifowl on her ?

Question 2

She is a Bilge Keel which are made of steel, which have rust showing through the antifowl, do i need to scrap back to metal then prime and re antifowl or can i just prime and antifowl ?

Question 3

During the Previous owners time unfortunatly she broke her moorings, which has caused some scuffing scratching on the original white gelcoat, i therefore intend to Paint her what is the best procedure for doing this and is there any products that any body can recommend, i have been told internationals toplac with primer of Prekote ?

 

[Coaster]

Question 1
she is currently antifowled with i believe to be "Flag" antifowling, now i realise that because of the way i intend to use her there will be no need of a anti fowl, however i neither have the time or the inclination to spend a long time removing it, is there a antifowl that any one can recomennd for boats that will spend time out of the water and how do i apply it to the current antifowl on her ?

Which species of birds are the most troublesome?

 

[sarabande]

hi and welcome.

1 It is quite important to use anti-fouling paints which are compatible with each other. It is not unknown for incompatible AF paints to bubble, or otherwise fall off. So if you are not going to remove the antifouling (this is a ritual practice that must take place on wet rainy days, in winds above F 6) then you should use Flag products or identify which AF it is and use a compatible one.

Also check that the AF can be dried out when you lift and trail.


2 If you want to get away with minimum work, then just wire brush back to bare clean metal where there is a rusty stain, and metal prime, and AF.

There is however a lot to be said for doing the job properly, because you will save yourself a lot of time and money over the next few years if you take the AF off completely and re-apply your chose paint onto a clean surface.

Try to find the recent post on Jotun AF for views on a good AF.

3 International have got all the technical leaflets available in swindleries, and on their website. Again, stick with one manufacturer and keep very closely to their recommendations for temperature, humidity, type of brush or roller, etc.

I'd certainly consider doing a proper job allover for functional and long-term financial reasons, as well as for aesthetic ones.


BTW. Be very very careful if you scraping off old paint, especially AF. It's toxic, and you must dispose of the rubbish bits with great care, and not just sweep it into a drain somewhere.


It would be nice to see a picture or two of your new possession !

 

[Quandary]

antifouling

Lazy method
If you are dry sailing the boat you dont need antifouling. If you want to tidy up the appearance you can put another coat of Flag which is cheaper than most. ( available on the net Google for it) To improve the look of the iron keel you can put 4 or 5 good coats of Primocon from any chandlers over any sound paint as a barrier, scrape of any loose stuff but wear a good mask. Dont waste time with Hammerite etc. You don't need to antifoul but the boat will look better if the bottom is all the same colour. Antifouling is designed to poison, that what it is for.
This is not what I would do but is the easiest way for you to deal with your problem. If you want to put more work in to get a good finish, this requires more time and effort than above. Search the forum for antifouling, there are volumes on it.

 

[Shorty1979]

Thanks for the advice, I need to take some pictures for NAVA so when i have done so I will put a few newer ones up but here is one to be going on with

 

[VicS]

As said if the boat is not going to be kept afloat antifouling is not really necessary.

Do the minimum to make it look pretty, use any "inexpensive" antifouling and you are not likely to have compatibility problems with the Flag. It's applying some of the more fancy high performance stuff on top of the bog standard stuff that can cause the problems.
Scrub clean, scrape off any loose stuff then a light wet sanding and apply a good coat of the new stuff. Don't do a contrasting boot topping unless you have time on your hands.

Worth doing a bit of work on the keels perhaps.

Loads of useful info on the International Yachtpaints website http://www.yachtpaint.com/uk/default.asp
Follow the advice there about the keels.

Perfection (a 2 part polyurethane), Toplac or Brightside would be good choices for the topsides if you cannot fill or polish out the scratches.
Repaired and polished it is still original gelcoat with an option to paint later if necessary. Once painted its painted, will require periodic repainting and will always allow a potential purchaser in the future to suspect all manner of damage has been hidden.