Bradley
04-02-2005, 06:14 PM
After 14 years, and 50,000nm on the waters off Southern California, it was time to put a fresh coat of paint on the bottom of the good skiff!
since i never wash the outside of the skiff, the lower portion turned a nice tan color. i assume that it was some form of algee. Anyway, as i was sanding the bottom, the discoloration made it very easy to see where i have sanded through the old surface. yesterday i went over the skiff and sanded every discolored spec on the surface. This morning when i went out there, i could see a bunch of new discolored spots. The rest of the hull was pure white like the underlying paint.
Could it be possible that after the water rinse, the algee grew back in those tiny imperfections?
what ever it is, it sure is handy for letting you know exactly where you need to sand..
This is a labor of love. The good skiff and i have been through so much over the years.
"There is nothing like the feeling of utter security on a tumulutious sea..."
Brad
(misses the sea)
since i never wash the outside of the skiff, the lower portion turned a nice tan color. i assume that it was some form of algee. Anyway, as i was sanding the bottom, the discoloration made it very easy to see where i have sanded through the old surface. yesterday i went over the skiff and sanded every discolored spec on the surface. This morning when i went out there, i could see a bunch of new discolored spots. The rest of the hull was pure white like the underlying paint.
Could it be possible that after the water rinse, the algee grew back in those tiny imperfections?
what ever it is, it sure is handy for letting you know exactly where you need to sand..
This is a labor of love. The good skiff and i have been through so much over the years.
"There is nothing like the feeling of utter security on a tumulutious sea..."
Brad
(misses the sea)