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Building for a �wet moored� boat
I’ve been asked if I can build a Chester Yawl that would be kept in freshwater at a dock throughout the season.
Has anyone experience with this? I imagine beefing up the protective skin over the plywood hull is the way to go. Here is what occurs to me:
-extra coats of epoxy both inside and out (but how many?) On a lapstrake boat I don’t think adding any extra fibreglass would be practical.
- switching to a paint finish rather than varnish
-using one of the tougher paints (2 part of some kind?). I read that while Brightsides and similar one part marine paints are fine on boats that sit in the water for a few days at most, they can’t take longer immersion.
Anything else?
Thanks, Cameron
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RE: Building for a �wet moored� boat
» Submitted by Mummichog - Sat, 8/4/18 » 12:33 PM
I'd think in terms of a coat of Interprotect 2000E, then antifouling paint. If you don't want the blue stuff, there's Baltoplate, which can be wet sanded and burnished to a very smooth, bronze color finish. It's been the go to for traditional sailboat racers around here for a long time. It requires wiping w/ a sponge to clear slime off, but that should be easy on a dinghy.
More to the point, you'll want a cover with battens to make a rain proof top that will stay put. You don't want water accumulating in the boat.