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01-31-2012, 06:43 PM
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well I am fustrated I thought I was close but while walking on the boat today doing my favorite thing (SANDING) I found a small soft spot I had not seen before.
Took the grinder and cut into it and found a area 5x15 that the wood was wet. Better now than later I suppose Off to the marine store for more supplies But hell or high water it will be done by Sunday 
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#13
01-31-2012, 09:30 PM
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Have been reading, listening and learning on this site for the past year or so. Last March I bought a 20 SF that needed a fair amount of cosmetic work but appeared to be structurally sound . . .or so i thought until i removed the thru-hulls on the transom. Long story short, the transon has been replaced, lots of glass work completed and the boat is at the painters. Put hundreds of hours in repair, sanding and fairing in the prep phase but there were still lots of pinholes that were going to pop once the primer was applied. The intitial plan was to pay a pinter to prime, complete final fairing and paint the deck and cockpit but not do the hull. The first estime was 4500 using Imron. Took it to a second guy . . .he wanted 7800. On a lark, took it to Atlantic Yacht Basin, a high end yard in the area. They quoted me 4500 for the deck/interior with nonskid. After talking with the yard manager for a while, he said he would do the hull (to the water line) for another 500. The only catch was they wanted to work it in between jobs. Thought it over for about 1 minute . . the whole boat is getting painted!
They used Alwcraft 2000 and have done a beautiful job. I was really impressed with their attention to detail across the board and especially with the nonskid. So, to answer your question, in Virginia Beach during the winter when it was really slow at the yard, 5K got an excellent paint job. Doug
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02-01-2012, 06:11 AM
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Way back when, I used to drive boats for a living, traveled the ditch many times in my travels, made many a stop in A.Y.B, always loved walking through the sheds and seeing history. That is one neat old boat yard.
Yep, you would be surprised at what you can get done at a quaility place if you are willing to wait for a bit. I have a few "friends" that drop stuff off so that it can get "redone", "when I have nothing else to do or it is slow". :-) Ahhhhhh, but thats why we love boating!!!!
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02-01-2012, 07:41 AM
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One more question on the A.Y.B paint job price of 5k.
When you gave them the boat to be painted, do you remove all the hardware and remount after painting?
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02-01-2012, 09:29 AM
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not to derail... take a good luck at that picture - real good look...what's wrong ?? cinder blocks turned in the direction you have them have little strength...do yourself a favor,flip those blocks around...
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02-01-2012, 02:53 PM
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02-01-2012, 05:41 PM
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It's on a trailer that No Bones "sold" me for Cheap
When I get done with the rehab I plan to purchase a new trailer and seel it to a fellow seacraft owner for the same price.
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02-01-2012, 09:27 PM
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Have to agree; I love AYB. We call it the field of dreams!
The boat was completely stripped when i dropped it off. The center console was removed as were all of the hatches. Left the painter a box of fittings to use when he taped off the deck for the nonskid.
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02-01-2012, 09:31 PM
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Thanks for the responses guys. Just wanted to get an idea what I was looking at without bringing the boat out of storage to have someone look at it.
Ill probable end up doing it myself, but it can wait a year or two.
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