First, knowing me and my somewhat casual approach to docking, I eschewed AwlGrip and choose AwlCraft 2000 instead. It is more easily repairable.
Second, I managed to get Touche' professionally painted for about $4400 in 2011 by doing most the sanding and prep myself. I lightly sanded, degreased and prepped a small area for my painter to spray. He was painting a nearby boat with white AwlCraft. When he sprayed the prepped area, we saw crazy results. Different layers of old paint reacted differently. In some areas the new paint beaded up. In others, it dissolved the old paint and made a nasty pink color. The painter and I knew right away all the old paint had to be sanded off. I completely removed several coats of old paint using a Hutchins 2000 straight line sander. Do NOT use a disc sander. It will gouge the hull. You must use a straight line sander for best results. Took me 1 day per side. The pro painter shot 3 coats of high build primer then the AwlCraft. Still looks good. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 2:17 PM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Wow – I don’t think I have got an estimate around here under 12-15K for a > 35 foot boat. That would be worth going to NC to get done! > > >
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