She's finished and

[epervier]

She\'s finished and

back in the water,coppercoated, legs serviced and antifouled,engines serviced, starter-motor for port engine,new upholstery in cockpit, chintz curtains in the cabin and head, Not. they're dark blue for those who care

mopped the gelcoat make her shine, she does need a lot of make up she's 20 years old,

flying high, about twenty feet above the water,

back in,

smokers move to the front please,

non smokers huddled at the back /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

happy boater,

on her way out on to Southampton water,

Lets hope the sun keeps shining this summer,

 

[burgundyben]

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Looking good!

I didnt know that boats were kept ashore at Fawley.

 

[epervier]

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unfortunately, it's employees only, or as in my case employees brother /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[paultallett]

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She looks absolutley fantastic. Lets hope the sun keeps out and look forward to seeing her blasting around the Solent.

Regards,

Paul.

 

[AndieMac]

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Looking pretty sharp there! A proud moment at the re-launching. Well done.

 

[RogerRat]

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Good job David, worth all the effort! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cleans up luvly, for an old tart eh? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Who took all the pics for you?

 

[jfm]

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Very nice! Please let us know how the coppercoat works

The non smokers could do with buying a job-lot of masts

 

[benjenbav]

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Looks really good. Of course, you wouldn't know the Ad41's were working if there wasn't the tiniest bit of smoke on start up.

 

[epervier]

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swmbo took the pics, and video as well! you know what these women are like, multi-tasking and all that /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[epervier]

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that's one of my bitch's, I'm lifted, dropped in the water, I piss off, end of. they lift in, change rig on crane and start lifting masts, and one has two masts, but we all pay an equal share of the cost of the crane, but hey,I shouldn't bitch really, what I pay a year, some on here pay for a week end in a marina/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[epervier]

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and thanks all for your kind comments /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Nick_H]

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I'm thinking of using coppercoat, as I have to have all the old a/f removed and coat with epoxy anyway, so it seems a bit of a no brainer. How easy was it to apply? Any tips? It's a 34 footer.

 

[epervier]

Re: She\'s finished and

With the bottom cleaned by slurry, it leaves you with an abraded surface, so ready to go with the coppercoat, We found it not as easy as the dvd implied, but, it's ok once you get the weight of it right, you need popeye arms to push the rollers as the material is a lot heavier than any "paint" I've used before.

The trick is, do it on a warm day, not when it feels a tad cool, it will take ages before you can apply the next coat if it's cool, as the application is wet on tacky. Enlist help from at least two friends who are savvy with painting, so there are 3 in your crew, two putting it on and one stirring the mix to keep the copper suspended in the epoxy.

I went to their office to pick mine up and they were excellent with tips and advice, and they will give you any help over the phone, if you have a problem.

pm if you need more info

 

[strakeryrius]

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She looks really good and that coppercoat looks great too. I hope you can keep us updated on how well it works during the year. I'll look out for you on the Solent - that coppercoat should be easy to spot.

 

[Scubadoo]

Is it right? Re: She\'s finished and

Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought you supposed to leave a 1inch gap around the outdrives between the Hull antifoul and the stern drives to prevent electrolysis?

Noticed a few boats this year not doing that.

 

[epervier]

Re: Is it right? Re: She\'s finished and

AMC quote;-

Does Coppercoat cause any problems with regards to electrolytic/galvanic action?

No. With the resin carrier insulating each copper sphere, the final coating is inert and non-conductive. A current can not pass through Coppercoat and this coating does not cause or promote electrolysis or cathodic decay. Consequently Coppercoat can be safely applied to metal structures such as iron keels and steel or aluminium craft (after the application of an appropriate epoxy primer). The property of electrical non-conduction in metallic powders including copper was first discovered in 1890 by Eduard Branley and is known as the "Branley Effect". Sacrificial anodes should be fitted in the usual manner.

Can Coppercoat be applied safely to boats with outboard motors or stern-drives?

Yes. Applying Coppercoat to the hull of a boat will have no effect to an outboard motor or stern-drive. As mentioned in the answer to the previous question Coppercoat does not cause or promote galvanic corrosion.

 

[Elessar]

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Hmm. I'm painting mine this week - blasting tomorrow so it's a timely post.
That 1" thing is interesting. If it's true about being non conductive, why not coppercoat the outdrives too?

 

[oceandrive]

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Looks like a great job. Well done boat looks great. Happy days.

 

[epervier]

Re: Is it right? Re: She\'s finished and

my theory on the outdrives is, to be effective it would need to be sprayed on to get to all the nooks and crannies that is an outdrive, I don't have the knowledge or equipment to spray the legs this year, but I intend looking in to it for next season, /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I want to be boating, not scrapping old antifoul off just so I can apply another lot of paint year on year, that was my reason for going this route, not the proclaimed faster boat or saving fuel 'cause she will always have a clean bum, just to get rid of the drudgery of the yearly antifoul saga.

 

[Scubadoo]

Re: Is it right? Re: She\'s finished and

Hi Oneaway,

Still not quite convinced, most anti-fouling has copper in it and hence why most state not to be applied to the outdrives, there are other anti-fouling paints like Trilux etc that are okay for outdrives and the hull.

But you have it endorsed by AMC which I guess if you did find a problem you can go back to them, providing you can prove it is the cause.

When you next get the boat out I would get a volt meter and do a continuty test to see if what they say is true.