Charlie,
Have no experience with this “yet” but have a similar bottom situation. This past spring I asked the yard manager about it and he estimated if he [the yard] were to do all of work [subcontracting the soda blasting] and supplies the full job would be ~ $7,000. He said the soda blasting frequently leaves pitting in the gelcoat which then needs to be filled / sanded / filled and faired / sanded, barrier coats and finally 2-3 coats of bottom paint. He is pretty relaxed about DIY and said that $$$ amount could be reduced depending on how much of the labor I want to do, and if I supply the barrier coat and bottom paint materials. I am NOT going to sand off the bottom paint myself; using a random orbital sander this spring managed to get too much paint dust / particles in my eyes, even with goggles. Find it difficult to rationalize investing that much in a 30 yo boat I have owned for 20 years, especially if there is a possibility there might be a “next” boat in the future… I like Danny’s $1k and good finish on the bottom much better… Danny: Which yard in Mattapoisett did you use? And what time of year was the work done? Would guess there are seasonal variations in the rate schedule. Thanks. Brian From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Nelson via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:33 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: Stus-List Soda blasting bottoms I need to have several/many coats of bottom paint removed (its starting to seriously flake off) and am considering soda blasting as both faster and possibly cheaper than the 60 hours of labor that the yard estimates it would take to sand it off.(~$5000!). Opinions and experiences of the list are welcome before I proceed with it (or stay with the sanding method). Thanks, Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb cenel...@aol.com <mailto:cenel...@aol.com>
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