Restoring a wooden sailboat.

Thanks Manie
Two weeks to delivery and six months to repair then on the water. Also have a RCOD to restore . Want in ?

 

Butch
where are you
Durban ???

 

No PMB am building a boat yard at home Dbn is to far to have a boat sitting on the hard.

 

Hows the project coming along Butch? I have a Westsail 32 that we found in Arizona that we are completing (35 year old never launched) We are about 2 weekS from going in the water.
I used to live in Durban and grew up in PMB....we live in Oregon now (for the past 12 years)

Post some more pictures !

 

Hi GWB
I am a long way from the water.I have how ever found she is in better condition than I antisipated. I will post photos of my progress.

Regards
Butch

 

I usually strip without paint stripper if possible - its really messy and can cause problems with paint adhesion later. If you are lucky, you can take a sharp Tungsten Carbide bladed scraper and scrape the paint/varnish off dry. This will give you a very clean base which just needs a light sanding. If the paint starts tearing wood fibres off, then either the scraper isnt sharp enough, or you need to use a hot air gun (mind not to scorch the wood). Paint stripper is not worth the hassle, expense, environmental damage etc (unless its a small nook that you cant get into with a hot air gun)