summer bottom job

[Chuck Scheaffer]

FWIW, 

It's 104 in the shade here in NJ with no breeze.  Just turned 71, so I'm home in the air conditioning and doing some stuff around the house and email and internet stuff.  

My boat is on the hard in Maryland waiting for her owner to finish the bottom and relaunch.  I spent yesterday when it was only 95, having her hauled at 9am and scrubbing and sanding till 3pm.  I stayed cool by spraying myself with the hose regularly.  I need a few days more to redo the topsides and then roll the bottom paint and relaunch, so the plan is to return to her Friday after this heat wave passes.

Anyway, I hope you each are out sailing, or enjoying life in a nice cool place.

Cheers,

Chuck

[David Knecht]

Hi Chuck- Same here in CT.  I decided to stay home in mini-split conditioned comfort and research my exhaust problem on the internet and phone.  Crawling around the engine compartment on a day like today is a recipe for heat stroke.  I guess if I was on the boat, I could jump overboard periodically, but decided it wasn't worth it.  Maybe tomorrow.  Dave

David Knecht

Emeritus Rear Commodore/Thames Yacht Club

Emeritus Professor/University of Connecticut

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[Francois Rivard]

Ouch! 

That's brutal! My trick to beat the heat when I ran into 85-90+ temps  was to be ready to sand by 7:00 - 7:30 am. It's tolerable until 11:30 am or so.

Yeah,  sanding in 90+ weather wearing a full Tyvec suit and headgear is no fun. We drank gallons of water too...

Hang in there.  I wish I was closer to help you.  

- François

[Chuck Scheaffer]

Hey Francois,

I didn't explain myself.  I can avoid the Tyvek suit and mask and respirator.  

I am wet sanding the hull wearing a swimsuit and no shirt, no respirator.  I put a brown 3M scrubbing pad on a doodlebug on a pole and can work without the stuff dripping on me.  It works pretty well.  Occasionally I have to wet sand an area by hand using 80 grit wet sandpaper, and keep the hose ready and wash off my hand and arm.   I used this method before and though the old paint gets on you, the advantage is no paint dust is in the air, and nothing gets on the boats near me.   I can easily shower myself at any time, so I stay pretty cool.  And when I quit, I'm not covered in paint dust and my nose isn't full of dust either.  I'd rather dry sand the bottom in winter, but my plans got changed and I thought I had a buyer, then the yards all got busy and here I am working around the weather.   Oh well.

I wish you lived closer.  Would love to learn your tips on bottom burnishing to get your hullspeeds.

Chuck

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