I got the boat hauled at the Berkeley Marine Center last Summer to do a bottom job.
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| All is revealed at the BMC |
The bottom had not been painted for some time, and successive cleaning jobs had left the hull with no remaining antifouling action.
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| A filled blister |
I sanded the entire bottom smooth and uncovered a couple of surface blisters. These were sanded out to solid glass and then filled with West Epoxy and 406 filler.
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| Dirty work |
I cleaned and lightly sanded the prop and shaft before fitting new zincs and painting with Pettit Prop Coat Barnacle Barrier. I don't know how effective this product is - time will tell.
The water bearing was in great condition with no excess play. The prop-engine alignment was spot-on, and the prop shaft rotates smoothly with no slop.
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| Looking good |
I rolled on two coats of Pettit Trinidad with an extra coat along the hull centerline, and on the keel, rudder and waterline.
While I was sanding and painting, I paid to have the BMC staff remove the blue Catalina top stripe and buff and wax the hull topsides.
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| Prop painted, hull with two coats of Pettit |
This short video shows the forward hull view.
Video showing aft hull view.
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| New shaft packing |
I took the opportunity to replace the prop shaft packing using the fancy new HPME packing material. The new packing is a big improvement and seals the shaft with very little heat build up. I also replaced the raw water hull valve, and the large head tank hull valve (I will describe refurbishing the head and plumbing later).
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| Rear view |
Costs:
$544 Haul and launch inc. pressure wash
$421 Remove Sheer stripe (labor)
$1300 Wax and buff inc. consumables and labor
$95 Sander rental$720 Lay days in yard (9 days charged)
$158 Materials (e.g. Prop Coat, solvents, Festool sand paper, zincs, rollers, brushes, gloves, coveralls)
$36 Tax
$500 Pettit Trinidad HD 2 gallons
$3774 Total (minimum)
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