Ice + Boat Hull = ????

[Team Rock On]

Forget buying the paint right now, you need sandpaper! And make sure you pick up some extra sandpaper. And if you have some spare change left, pick up some more sandpaper. Remove everything you possibly can off the boat and put it in plastic bags with diagrams as to where it goes. If you don't have one, buy a random orbit sander, the kind that spin and vibrate simaltaneously. After you have removed all the screws you will need to drill out the ones you've stripped (unless you can grab and spin them with a pair of vice grips). Remeber, remore everything you can. The paint WILL fail at the joint if you try to paint up to something. Now start to sand. Use the highest grit you can get away with. Hopefully you won't need 60 grit! Keep the sander moving back and forth. Resist the urge to tip the sander and use the edge. Sand the whole boat with the 80 (if you are lucky) and proceed thru the grits ie: 80-100-120-150. Change your sandpaper frequently. If the boat has bottom paint (antifouling) sand that last, using the discarded paper you've been changing frequently. Average lifespan of sandpaper used on bottom paint is about 10 seconds. Try to buy the sandpaper in bulk (not at Boaters World), at least 25 disks to a package. Anything under $.50 a peice is good. Don't use a belt sander! Do you have an auto shop in school? When you are done report back, you have alotta work ahead of you, Remember, dark colors show up holidays moreso than white. The higher the gloss the more they will show up. Better get some extra sandpaper!