Charlie's Superboat resto

[OFFSHORE GINGER]

For the guide coat, is that still a lacquer rattle can or I expect this has evolved as well?

For the guide coat i prefer the rattle can but it can be had in dry form made by 3- M and to tell you the truth the last Boat Co that i worked for tried the the dry which works well but the the guide coat in spray form is a far better product .

[Coryc]

For the guide coat i prefer the rattle can but it can be had in dry form made by 3- M and to tell you the truth the last Boat Co that i worked for tried the the dry which works well but the the guide coat in spray form is a far better product .

I agree. spray form.

[Coryc]

I expected any hole filling would be with resin and flox or micro balloons before the sanding started.

If its too big for filler than yes.

[OFFSHORE GINGER]

Hey guy , first off it is not pointless to use guide coat on Primer because that is total B/S considering i have been doing this type of work for well over 40 plus years having worked at many Boat Co's in the past , often spraying 14 gallons of primer ( Duratec ) or more at one time on Custom boats / Plugs .

[OFFSHORE GINGER]

I expected any hole filling would be with resin and flox or micro balloons before the sanding started.

Charlie , nine times out of ten ................... common sense should most likely be your guide depending on the size of the hole and not to mention that you should allow for shrinkage when filling a hole with a filler made with Mirco Ballons / Cab o sil & resin or do you fill and glass the hole over using a very light fabric just to avoid any shrinkage down the road ...........................once again these are just suggestions .

[progression22]

was this the boat from Babylon???

[CharlieN]

was this the boat from Babylon???

Yes, Bob's boat.

[CharlieN]

Ginger, most of the work I will be doing on this hull will be with Vinylester so I will be dealing with shrinkage.

[progression22]

Yes, Bob's boat.

Kinda knew it look familiar, good luck with her. She needs someone to bring her back. Cant wait to see her finished

[CharlieN]

Kinda knew it look familiar, good luck with her. She needs someone to bring her back. Cant wait to see her finished

So far the main structure does not look bad but it sure does need work. Do you know how long Bob owned this and who had it before?

[Coryc]

Hey guy , first off it is not pointless to use guide coat on Primer because that is total B/S considering i have been doing this type of work for well over 40 plus years having worked at many Boat Co's in the past , often spraying 14 gallons of primer ( Duratec ) or more at one time on Custom boats / Plugs .

Im not trying to bash your experience, I think you may be misunderstanding what im saying. When I prep a boat I do spray guide coat on the primer. But I use 2 primers when prepping a boat. The first being high-build, the second being epoxy primer. All I suggested is it isn't crucial to spray guide coat on the 1st coat of primer (high-build) because I will only be spraying Epoxy primer over that once its sanded. The basecoat will lay on the Epoxy primer not the High-build. Therefore im not concerned with the finish of the high-build being absolutely flawless because when I spray the epoxy primer over that it will lay on enough material where I can spray guide coat on that coat of primer, sand it and create the finish necessary for a quality paint job all on the coat of epoxy primer, not going through to the first layer being the High-build. Lets not turn this into who has a better resume.

[albypine]

How about less b.s . More grinding and more pictures of work actually being done . Lol will be watching you progress

[CharlieN]

Hi Alby, this will be in autopsy and planning mode till it starts getting warm out, unless I sneak it in the shop before my next big paying job. But that job sits till I get the go ahead from the owner so maybe I will lift the cap and pull the liner out. I sure would like to do more inspection on this.

[progression22]

So far the main structure does not look bad but it sure does need work. Do you know how long Bob owned this and who had it before?

Bobby hasn't used the boat in at least 3 or 4 years. Then used it for 5 years from what I can remember. Don't know who owned it before but my father is good friends with bobby and I can find out where the boat came from if you would like. Just let me know.

[CharlieN]

Bobby hasn't used the boat in at least 3 or 4 years. Then used it for 5 years from what I can remember. Don't know who owned it before but my father is good friends with bobby and I can find out where the boat came from if you would like. Just let me know.

For me it is as much a curiosity more than need to know. I like to trace history when I can.
The sitting for 3-4 may explain why the floor in the bow was rotten, the boat may have sat with the bow low. I wish the original seats had been with the boat, I expect they are long gone.
Let Bobby know the boat is being rebuilt.