Posted by wezie on 08/05/16 - 4:15 PM
#15
butchdavis wrote:
To save yourself a LOT of effort bite the bullet and turn the boat over. First remove the engine. Then rig up a couple of saw horse type supports to put the hull on to do the work. Make them tall enough to minimize stooping and bending. Get a couple of potential new fishing buddies to help with turn the boat over.
CAUTION: Don't do any bottom sanding or stripping over a lawn. Bottom paint will poison the grass and soil for years. Don't ask how I know.
Butch has been there.
If I were obsessed with this project?
One afternoon when the weather is decent, I would take a piece of 200 to 400 grit wet sandpaper and while the boat is in the water, sand a hand size spot to see what lies beneath the paint.
If you want the best results, turn the boat over. Working under a boat on a trailer is virtually impossible.
Even With the boat on a hoist, the job is miserable at best. You are still working over your head and trying to do detailed work. Not more damage.
With the engine and most equipment removed as practical, a few folks can turn the boat over onto strong saw horses, even the trailer with a few cross timbers. Plan this carefully.
You will have to bribe the same folk to turn it back over, and that will not work if they are damaged.
I would let some of it wear off. One year at a time. Some of the mess will go away, and you will get wiser in the meanwhile. If the world ends, this is just one miserable job you will not have had to finish.
Hope that the original prep was delicate work done by sensative hands and 600 wet sandpaper. Plan for work done with 40 grit and an angle grinder. Like Butch, I have seen too many done this way. That is the reason for the small test spot.