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JFigliuolo 04-29-2013 10:24 AM

She's got a pretty Bottom
 
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Scraped, sanded, epoxy barrier, 2 coats of ablative... 1 to go which will go right up to the tape. A few more little jobs and she's good to go. Shooting for the 12th

Rockfish9 04-29-2013 11:27 AM

Nice.. most people don't realize how much work goes into to keeping them up....mine is painted as well... 6 hours of sanding on Saturday removing 5 years woth of flaking paint followed by a "steam bath"...no barrier coat.... 2 new coats of bottom paint on Sunday...she looks a pretty today as she did 25 years ago when I got her...

RIJIMMY 04-29-2013 12:52 PM

JF - you're a boat guy now?

JFigliuolo 04-29-2013 02:01 PM

First year... Never thought it would happen. But things fell into.place. So we made the leap.
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thefishingfreak 04-29-2013 03:20 PM

looks good, don't be afraid to pork it on thick on the sides where the sun will hit it. Thats where you want it the thickest

piemma 04-29-2013 03:36 PM

Agree with Freak. Heavy on the stern and the "smile lines"

piemma 04-29-2013 03:47 PM

BTW Joe. Good luck!!

Mr. Sandman 05-04-2013 08:17 AM

Wow... that is a lot of work. Esp when on a trailer. In the end it is worth it but a lot of time goes into bottom prep.

Looks good.


If I ever move to a house with a dock...I am getting a boat lift...it solves so many problems.


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