Chris, I refinished the teak trim using a marine varnish with a high UV factor. First, I wet washed the teak using a scotchbrite pad and Mean Graan to remove the dirt and grime and rinsed it thouroghly. Then I lightly sanded till I had a smooth, light uniform teak color. I had all the teak removed so I was able to go out each day and apply a light coat. I used Captans Choice Marine spar varnish with UV shield which is now marketed under the Rust Oleum brand name. To turn the boat over, I first "launched the boat off onto the grass and recruited a group of young strong neighbors. We set up concrete blocks with a pad of high density foam about 7 feet to one side and by brute force, turned the boat over and set it on the blocks. Having used Captans choice products a few times in the past, I went with the Rust Oleum brand marine paint (same product) from Lowes. After painting and 5 days drying time, I laid strips of styrfoam on the ground and had my strongman crew flip it over onto the foam strips. I then winched the boat back onto the trailer as if at a launch ramp. A good carpet of St Augustine grass wet down with a water hose allowed the boat to slide easily. One piece of advice I will add is to make sure the surface is absolutely clean before painting or varnishing. I wash it with a mild detergent followed by a wipedown with acetone just before painting. I have a compressor and spray gun and have painted several boats and cars over the years. The first time out, if you get a spray gun setup is to get some scrap sheet metal and practice until you are able to lay down a smooth paint coat without runs, orangepeel or fuzzyness.. Trying to put on the paint too thick is a sure way to get runs. More light coats work better. After the first one, the rest are easy. I estimate that i have done about 18 boats over the 55 years I have been sailing. Good luck. RonM17 #14, GriseldaLake Livingston, Texas> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:21:50 -0600> From: chris.r.smith@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: painting hull> > Wow! That's exactly what I was looking for.> Did you refinish the teak trim? If so, how? I've heard sanding or teak> oil...> > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Ronnie Keeler <ronkeeler@hotmail.com>wrote:> > >> > Chris,> >> > I just recently refurbished a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2 that had been> > damaged in Hurricane Rita. Once all the nicks and dings were repaired using> > fiberglass and Mrine-Tex putty I coarse sanded the entire hull followed by> > fine sanding and then wet sanding. I had the hull upside down on concrete> > blocks padded with high density foam blocks. I masked and skirted the rail> > area to protect the deck and cockpit and spray painted the hull with one> > coat of marine primer and three coats of Acrylic marine enamel. I then> > masked and painted the boot stripe in the origonal light blue. I then> > righted the boat and repaired and painted the cockpit and deck area and> > re-installed all the hardware and teak trim.> >> > After adding origoanl style decals and stripes, the boat looked like new.> > I have done several boats over the years the same way and many have lasted> > for 15 or more years looking good. As soon as the weather warms up a bit, I> > will paint Griselda, my 1974 M17 that I am restoring.> >> > Ron> > M17 #14, Griselda> > Lake Livingston, Texas.a > To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>> > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:35:31 -0500> From: jslubliner@aol.com> Subject:> > Re: M_Boats: painting hull> > Chris Smith: One time many years ago, we> > flipped a bare hull Venture 21 over on some?boards over the trailer frame> > and?ran it down to Earl Shibe (we paint anything). They?masked the deck for> > overspsray and did the hull, up to the deck line. Professionally?painted and> > baked. It?held up?well for?over 20 years, and we got the hull, keel and all> > without any hanging marks or strap marks. Pretty basic, but depending on> > what you plan to do, this would beat spray cans, brushing, and you are using> > technicians who have done spraying before.......> > John in Tucson> > >> > -----Original Message-----> From: Chris Smith <chris.r.smith@gmail.com>>> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <> > montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>> Sent: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 1:41 pm>> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: painting hull> > > > cool. Thanks, John.> I've never> > done anything like this before so any advice/training/ideas on> how the> > process went would be great.> > Details like how he got at the hull to paint> > (suspend? jack it up?), if he> brushed or sprayed it, how to keep the coats> > even (such as painting around> straps if suspended), how many coats to put> > on, etc. would certainly be> appreciated.> > Did he fill the dings with> > epoxy? Bondo? I fiberglassed some holes in the> hull and build up some worn> > parts (where they dragged it up from the bottom> of the sea?) with bondo, so> > I've got some experience in doing that - I just> don't know if that's the> > best way. The keel has a pretty worn part that> needs to be built up and> > glassed, so I've got some work to do before> painting...> > My sailing> > buddy/teacher/dad introduced me to appliance paint in a spray> can, which> > I've used with some success in painting some household stuff and> getting a> > good glossy finish. Does that sound like a reasonable> alternative?> > Also,> > how expensive is the paint and how much did you use?> > Thanks again for all> > the help!> > Chris> M15 - Persephone> > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:13 PM,> > John R. Butler <theoldcat@cox.net> wrote:> > > For Chris: My '86 had badly> > faded gelcoat. My sailing buddy (half my> > age and thrice my capabilities,> > I'm 80 and fully disabled) wet sanded> > the entire hull, filled all dings,> > then painted it with an automotive> > two-part poly paint. Above the water,> > will last for years just like> > the new cars do. It is BEAUTIFUL! I can> > give color photos and paint> > specs off line if wished.> >> > John R.> > Butler> > theoldcat@cox.net> > First M15 was "Joy", '83 #264> > Now sail> > "Rejoyce!", '86 #361> >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> >> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> >>> > > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!> >> > > > -- > Chris>> > _______________________________________________>> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> >> > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!> >> > _______________________________________________>> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> >> > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!> > _________________________________________________________________> > It's the same Hotmail(R). 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