Yeah, the only thing that is cheap on a sailboat is the owner! :)
Steve
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From: Sam Salter via CnC-List
To: CnC
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List ice or soda blasting
These are the same guys that just had a conversion about still using 30 or
40 year old sails and when they change them (IF) will go to Bacon’s for a 20
year old sail.Sailors are cheap!!!
sam :-)
From: Robert Abbott via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 6:49 PM
To: Fred Hazzard; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Reply To: Robert Abbott
Subject: Stus-List ice or soda blasting
Fred
The contractor that 'dry ice blast' our boat in 2006 gave us a deal....he was
trying to drum up business by demonstrating how quick and effective his process
was. The regular price for our C&C 32 was about $1,600 CDN.....we got it done
for half that total cost.....a deal we could not refuse.
There were multiple layers of Interlux paints plus some recent VC 17 over 22
years by the original owner. The dry ice blasting removed everything down to
the white gelcoat in less than 5 hours including the keel and rudder. The
antifouling paint that came offf the bottom fell to the ground like ground
pepper. When he finished, I had a shop vacuum and had it cleaned up in about
15 minutes.
The last time I scrapped the bottom of a boat was 1991.....a friend's C&C 33
MKII that were reading for a Marblehead race. That was last time I scrapped
the bottom of a boat and it will remain the last time I ever scrap/sand anti
fouling paint from a boat.
Unfortunately for the contractor, his dry ice blasting process did not
impress many club members...he got a few orders but I have not seen him back at
the club.
I do not understand why boat owners choose to pay similar prices or more to
have their bottoms cleaned with all the hazards associated with
scrapping/sanding when soda blasting and dry ice blasting is perfectly safe,
quick and extremely effective.
I would choose dry ice blasting over soda blasting because you don't have the
mess left behind with soda blasting and it can be cheaper. Check this video as
an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1V1RAVXFQg
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2014/10/24 12:42 PM, Fred Hazzard via CnC-List wrote:
I am looking for opinions on ice or soda blasting to remove multiple layers
of bottom paint.
I am also interested to find out what is the cost per foot being charged.
Fred Hazzard
S/V Fury
C&C 44
Portland, Or
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