Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Uh--Ah--Uh--Ah... (Break a nail) ...Uh--Ah--Uuuuuh!--Aaaah!--Ummm--Uh!--Aaaah! (inside word goes outside) (Break another nail...)
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Ah! But I learned from the master handyman---Tim Allen---"More Power!"----so I polish-on w a Buffer. Still broke nails.
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 ya fire up the leaf blower , blow all the loose stuff out , same can be done pulling it to the lake at high speed wash the hull , in the lake , while fishin CB
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Ha! Lol. That'll do it. No, I'm removing oxidation with a buffer and McGuires. It's better, though I need to work on my technique.
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 It's BIG n LONG--- NO!! I shouldn't say it that way. No! It's of no consequence! I'm lucky it floats. It's a Mac 26. Inexpensive yet economical, which is why I have it. I boat near the harbor, sometimes to Avakon. WHAT KIND OF BOATS DI YOU ALL HAVE??
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 well I am down to 2 , a 16 ft Alumacraft , with a 30 hp and a jon boat sold the guide boat , could not guide anymore , now I fish for fun and food CB
largo casey #19191 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I worked on them for about 15 yrs so I know better than to own one. The happiest two days in a boaters life is the day they buy it & the day they sell it... Largo
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 I worked on them for about 15 yrs so I know better than to own one. The happiest two days in a boaters life is the day they buy it & the day they sell it... Largo So....what is the easiest way to get oxidation off gelcoat?
Sedalia Dave Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 So....what is the easiest way to get oxidation off gelcoat?Pay someone else
Sedalia Dave Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 WHAT KIND OF BOATS DI YOU ALL HAVE??19 ft Center Console Bay Boat made in Oklahoma by Blue Wave
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Pay someone else Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! COP OIT JOKE!! I mean FOR ME to do it!! ???
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 19 ft Center Console Bay Boat made in Oklahoma by Blue Wave Sounds nice!
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/Tin-Sign-Wanted-Woman-Motor/dp/B00LGCJ1EM
Sedalia Dave Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Wife picked it out when we were shopping for boats. Has a fully foamed double hull so even if cut in half it floats. Very well made no frills boat. I love it as it is perfect for my style of cat fishing.
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/Tin-Sign-Wanted-Woman-Motor/dp/B00LGCJ1EM Lol
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 My boat has foam in it also, won't sink if hit by an asteroid.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Well... the li'l 14' Sea Nymph fishing boat, Sassparilla Kid's Coronado 15 and our ancient Cal 20. Some jackass stole the canoe.
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Use 1600 or 2000 grit wet or dry sandpaper. Wet sanding will remove the oxidation. Best to have a boat sanding party. Blackfoot
Cheyenne Culpepper 32827 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 hmmm, when I worked on the turnpike and we wanted to remove oxidation we used a sandblaster!!! but then that wasn't on a boat,,, it was for plows and salt hoppers,,,, somehow I was always one of the ones chosen for that task.....
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Ha! Lol. That'll do it. No, I'm removing oxidation with a buffer and McGuires. It's better, though I need to work on my technique. Jen: I've been through just about every so-called "hull cleaner" on boats from 42' down through 8'. Best I've found is 3M Boat Cleaner and Wax - takes off light oxidation and waxes in the same operation; beads water (even salt water) for a full boating season. Kind of a liquid paste, that holds well on the buffer pad. They also make a heavier duty compound for removing heavier oxidation. I also like Collinite Liquid Fleetwax No. 870 - very similar to the 3M, but not as thick. Design for planes, but works great on boats. Both available through West Marine or Jamestown Distributors. LL
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 I just used a McGuires medium cutter and then a McGuires polish—both with an orbital buffer. It looks great, when you just wipe off the polish, afterward, with a paper towel. It looks dull if you then clean the McGuires off with Windex. So I left the McGuires on. I'm using Bar Keeper's Friend (I think it is), where I find rust stains off stainless steel. I'll continue to experiment.
Noz Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 well I am down to 2 , a 16 ft Alumacraft , with a 30 hp and a jon boat sold the guide boat , could not guide anymore , now I fish for fun and food CB but he won't take me with him!
Shawnee McGrutt Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Agree with Loophole, the 3M boat cleaner is about the best.
Big Sarge Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 So....what is the easiest way to get oxidation off gelcoat? Maybe a propane torch?
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 NOZ all ya gots to do is set the time , and have an AR lic. I will take ya fishin , BUT , I ain't gonna garrontee catchin light season , be coming up pretty soon CB
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 So....what is the easiest way to get oxidation off gelcoat? Explosives work.
Aunt Jen Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Well, I tried a grinder, a sander with some 80 grit, a file, a rasp ... But they seemed harsh. So when I started working on my own boat,....
Russ T. Sites Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Sold my boat about 8 years ago , wish I kept it . I would never wax the bottom I actually lightly sanded it so it wouldn't stick to the water like two pieces of wet glass stick together
Michigan Slim Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 15' Sea Nymph here. 30hp Evinrude. It's only seen the water twice in two years. SASS seems to get in the way of fishin. April will be the month though. Crappies and perch up shallow with the muskies up looking for a meal.
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