Charlie, thanks, great story...and a lesson to remember! Richard s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite NineLouisville, Kentucky 40220(502) 584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: cenel...@aol.com Sent: Sat, Apr 22, 2023 4:29 pm Subject: Stus-List Re: Now Repairing Awlcraft I strongly 'second' Dennis' views on the quality of the painter. My boat came from the factory with a painted hull (1995) and it was a terrific looking deep Navy Flag blue. Over the years (about 15) it had faded and needed redone so I bit the bullet and she went into the paint shed (without mast!). Since the paint (Awlgrip I think) had too be sprayed, it was above my pay grade to attempt it myself. The yard was then managed by a former boat painter who had lots of experience and the result, a slightly lighter blue (Aristo Blue?) was again dazzling. Another 5-6 years go by and with only 2 on board, I managed to get it crosswise to a strong tidal current in Beaufort, NC trying to get into a slip. Instead of waiting for the current to slow, I stubbornly went ahead--big mistake! As you can imagine, my docking didn't go well and I ended up pinned against a piling on the port side while we desperately tried to get a line to the starboard side to pull us off. Rescued by a nice lady who knew about the strong tidal currents, she tied a line for us to starboard and we managed to winch the boat off the port side piling. Needless to say, my port side paint job was now in shambles! Back to the same yard that had painted her previously for the repair. The same yard manager prepared about a ~ 8 ft x 3 ft rectangular section enclosing the damage (nothing structural) and did his magic. Before it went back in the water, I inspected the hull while she was in the lift and I could not tell where the damage had been or even where the edges of the rectangular section were. He told me then that he painting goal was (like the commercial for the ServicePro clean-up service after a fire or water damage to a structure or home) to "...make it look like it never even happened..." and he certainly succeeded. My chances of doing it that well were somewhere between exceeding slim and none (and more likely negative) and reminded me of the adage that just because you CAN DIY doesn't mean that you SHOULD DIY. Unfortunately the yard manager/painter retired (I kidded him that I paid for his home in the islands!) so if I ever need my hull painted, I have to find someone else. YMMV and good luck finding a good painter--hopefully before you tell him to go ahead! Charlie NelsonWater Phantom1995 C&C 36 XLkcb
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