Chaulking & Painting Question

[davetuemmler]

Need a little advise on what steps to take first on my Holiday 30. I have a hull I have partially replanked & completely refastened. Currently I am replacing bungs, then I will do a final fairing. I was going to red led the planks below waterline and 2 coats of Petit Hydrocoat. Above waterline it has been suggested by Petit to seal the planks with Petit Clear Sealer (2 coats), then Undercoater & then final finishes of Easypoxy semigloss.

At what stage should I chaulk with cotton? Actually I hoping to get help with this part of the project. I'm thinking I chaulk after the red lead and clear sealer, but before the final coats.

The interior has a mixture of new planks with red lead, painted planks with Petit Old Salem enamel. Any reason to use undercoater over the red lead or just go straight to topcoat? I was thinking of using Easypoxy here as well unless a regular enamel would be more compatable with the old enamel. My reason for going with Easypoxy is that it's supposed to be more flexible.

Advise is appreciated. Dave Tuemmler

[davetuemmler]

Here's a link to a website that shows my project thru various stages, mostly from last summer. Currently port side has been bunged and starboard only a few hundred have been done. Why does everything so much longer than I think? Still looking for advise on chaulking if anyone is game.

Thanks, Dave

http://holiday30.shutterfly.com/

[davetuemmler]

Still looking for some advise. Should I red lead the outside of the planks below waterline before bottom paint? Also my ribs are currently bare. Should I red lead at this point. The inside of the planks and all edges have red lead. Then do I need to use undercoater over the red lead. Here's a new gallery to see the whole project:

http://gallery.me.com/stretchstudio#100020&view=grid&sel=17

If you select slide show on the botton left side it will just play. Most recent first, then going back in history.

Thanks, Dave Tuemmler

[jimmy]

You have to paint over the seam compound after you caulk the seams so I don't see any advantage in painting until you are done caulking. In fact depending on what seam compound you use, you might want to wait as long as possible after you caulk to paint. I think it is pretty common practice to prime pretty much everything with red lead, but of course that depends on what you are planning on painting over it. I have also heard of thinned bottom paint being used, or maybe I read that in the directions on my bottom paint (which is also a good source of information).

Caulking a wooden boat is one thing that is very hard to learn from a book or a description so I would try really hard to find somebody experienced to help you or do it for you.

It looks like a pretty boat. Where is it? (what part of the world?)

[davetuemmler]

Thanks for the advice Jimmy. The boat is in Casco Bay, Maine. I haven't seen another Holiday 30 in at least 15 years. When I got her 27 years ago I knew of a few but they seem to have vanished.

[Lew Barrett]

I agree with Jimmy about finding a good caulker to help you out. Of course, you need to put pictures up.

[peter radclyffe]

Need a little advise on what steps to take first on my Holiday 30. I have a hull I have partially replanked & completely refastened. Currently I am replacing bungs, then I will do a final fairing. I was going to red led the planks below waterline and 2 coats of Petit Hydrocoat. Above waterline it has been suggested by Petit to seal the planks with Petit Clear Sealer (2 coats), then Undercoater & then final finishes of Easypoxy semigloss.

At what stage should I chaulk with cotton? Actually I hoping to get help with this part of the project. I'm thinking I chaulk after the red lead and clear sealer, but before the final coats.

The interior has a mixture of new planks with red lead, painted planks with Petit Old Salem enamel. Any reason to use undercoater over the red lead or just go straight to topcoat? I was thinking of using Easypoxy here as well unless a regular enamel would be more compatable with the old enamel. My reason for going with Easypoxy is that it's supposed to be more flexible.

Advise is appreciated. Dave Tuemmler
you can nail 2 planks on dummy frames to test caulk, about 4ft off the ground, vertical, caulk till you dont damage the plank edges, if it takes you 2hrs or 2years

[davetuemmler]

I have a local yard that I'm hoping to hire to do the chaulking. Too much at stake to do myself.

Lew, pictures are posted on my website.

http://gallery.me.com/stretchstudio#...ew=grid&sel=17

Thanks!