barato2
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Re: Essientials of a restoration
Re: Essientials of a restoration
i know of 2 options.
1. "Tuff Coat", made in CO and sold by sevl bigbox outfits like Cabela's and *********. many colors avail. seems very similar to white elastomeric roof coating, with color and rubber bits for traction. about $85/gallon; i'd start with one gallon for your floor, more if you want to also line the visible interior tin. i've used this on my other tinnie and been basically happy, but many of the reviews mentioned it getting hard over time, to the point that you can skin your knee on it. so i bought option 2 for this boat.
2. DuraBak. industrial deck coating, used on many commercial ships. also many colors. stays soft to walk on, avail in smooth or nonskid texture. real pricey, abt $115-120/gallon. what sold me on this was the testimonial from one of the maritime academies in New England that used this on the decks of their training vessel; they noted that it stood up really well to having large anchors dragged across it daily and being washed down with seawater sevl times daily. i'll be covering the entire topside of the ex-Holiday in it once it arrives and will post results.
glad to see you resurrecting the project! nice boat, worth saving. if you still want to build a new center console, there's been some discussion lately between folks who are either rebuilding Mariners or converting Holidaze and are building consoles.
note that if you want either of these to adhere to the adjacent aluminum, you need to sand with 36-40 grit pad on a rotary sander and leave "trenches" in the aluminum
EDIT: interesting that our Esteemed forum sponsor iBoats edits out the name of their competitor (whose name begins with "O" and is in North Carolina) as though it were one of the Seven Dirty Words but not that of the other one. as a courtesy to Said Sponsor, if you go for the Tuff Coat, check to see if they have it first. Durabak can only be ordered direct from the factory.
Re: Essientials of a restoration
i know of 2 options.
1. "Tuff Coat", made in CO and sold by sevl bigbox outfits like Cabela's and *********. many colors avail. seems very similar to white elastomeric roof coating, with color and rubber bits for traction. about $85/gallon; i'd start with one gallon for your floor, more if you want to also line the visible interior tin. i've used this on my other tinnie and been basically happy, but many of the reviews mentioned it getting hard over time, to the point that you can skin your knee on it. so i bought option 2 for this boat.
2. DuraBak. industrial deck coating, used on many commercial ships. also many colors. stays soft to walk on, avail in smooth or nonskid texture. real pricey, abt $115-120/gallon. what sold me on this was the testimonial from one of the maritime academies in New England that used this on the decks of their training vessel; they noted that it stood up really well to having large anchors dragged across it daily and being washed down with seawater sevl times daily. i'll be covering the entire topside of the ex-Holiday in it once it arrives and will post results.
glad to see you resurrecting the project! nice boat, worth saving. if you still want to build a new center console, there's been some discussion lately between folks who are either rebuilding Mariners or converting Holidaze and are building consoles.
note that if you want either of these to adhere to the adjacent aluminum, you need to sand with 36-40 grit pad on a rotary sander and leave "trenches" in the aluminum
EDIT: interesting that our Esteemed forum sponsor iBoats edits out the name of their competitor (whose name begins with "O" and is in North Carolina) as though it were one of the Seven Dirty Words but not that of the other one. as a courtesy to Said Sponsor, if you go for the Tuff Coat, check to see if they have it first. Durabak can only be ordered direct from the factory.