I got my 35 year old 22 ft. Mackanic cabin cruiser up on blocks to inspect, repair and paint the bottom . Thanks guys, for help with this in a previous thread.
The paint comes off relatively easily with an orbital sander, but underneath are pits, spider cracks (dime and nickel size) too numerous to consider repairing them all. I agree with comments that I don?t need antifouling paint, being fresh water and being it will spend much of it?s time on a trailer.
After hours on the internet, I am at wits end trying to decide what I need to use to put things right. I don?t see me spending the next couple months trying to restore the gel coat.
Here is what I want to accomplish. 1. Do a reasonable job sanding. (Not take all the paint clear down to the fiberglass, although I think I can remove most of it.) 2. Fill some of the imperfections with epoxy body filler. 3. Prime and Coat the bottom with a material that will seal out moisture, that will address some of the cracks and capable of bonding to fiberglass, fillers and old paint that has been sanded down.
I would some experienced advice.
The paint comes off relatively easily with an orbital sander, but underneath are pits, spider cracks (dime and nickel size) too numerous to consider repairing them all. I agree with comments that I don?t need antifouling paint, being fresh water and being it will spend much of it?s time on a trailer.
After hours on the internet, I am at wits end trying to decide what I need to use to put things right. I don?t see me spending the next couple months trying to restore the gel coat.
Here is what I want to accomplish. 1. Do a reasonable job sanding. (Not take all the paint clear down to the fiberglass, although I think I can remove most of it.) 2. Fill some of the imperfections with epoxy body filler. 3. Prime and Coat the bottom with a material that will seal out moisture, that will address some of the cracks and capable of bonding to fiberglass, fillers and old paint that has been sanded down.
I would some experienced advice.
