Rubbing down/preparing Antifouling

[Georgio]

As I do a bit of gentle racing I have always gone over the bottom with wet and dry paper before antifouling is applied.

There was a suggestion on here a little while ago about an alternative to wet and dry but I have searched and can not find the post. I think it was something used for flatting down plaster???

Any suggestions to make this horrible job a little easier.

I'm doing the Fastnet this year so need to make a bit of effort on the bottom

Thanks

 

[prv]

One of these:

http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/decora...Dry-Wall-Sanding-Screen-9254894?skuId=9262593 (sorry, the picture seems to have disappeared...)

mounted on one of these:

http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/decora...ushes/Oakey-Pole-Sander-9254926?skuId=9262625

on the end of a standard decorator's pole.

Plus a bucket of water; I find that an old tile cement bucket is ideal as it's a bit wider and flatter than a conventional plastic bucket. Plus a hose if possible.

Hose down the hull, and fill the bucket. Go at it with the sanding pole, dunking it frequently in the bucket to keep it wet and wash the sludge off. Periodically re-hose the hull to keep it wet and wash off the sludge that didn't stick to the pole, and change the water in the bucket from time to time as well.

The sanding screens come as a pack of two different coarsenesses; I find the coarser one more effective though the other is not completely useless.

Pete

 

[Georgio]

that's the chap, thanks Pete