Tod
The waterline is already marked into the mold and is a different
color. For instance the mold is black and the waterline is green.

That way we can apply tape onto the green part to cover the waterline
and after I spray the ivory hull color we remove the tape and simply
spray the contrasting waterline color. Then, of course I spray
the entire hull with a black backup gelcoat for UV protection.

This requires a good tape (fineline teflon) and it does take most of the
day (for me at least ;-) to tape this water line off.

Lately we have been spraying the entire hull ivory then after
we pull her from the mold we set her on the trailer and level
the boat. I then use a laser beam on a homemade transit that
I built,(I know the starting mark location) and all I do is simply
swing the transit with the laser beam and have one of the guys
mark it in 12 inch intervals with small bits of masking tape.

We tape it off, sand it and re-spray the waterline color. (Also have
to sand and buff........whew.)

Bob Eeg

htmills@bright.net wrote:

This paragraph begs the question, "How do Jerry and Bob mark the waterline for
new boats offered with boot stripes?"  I have been only half paying attention to this
exchange because my boat has a factory boot stripe and I figure it's an infallible guide
for bottom paint and new boot stripe paint, so how do the professionals
do it, especially in a mold?


Hmmm.  I can think of one way you could mark a waterline in a mold....




Assuming the mold is in two halves you could calk the seam, fill it up to the
proper level with water, and then mark it.



Somehow, though, I kind of doubt that's how it's done.  :-)  Perhaps Bob or
Jerry will enlighten us.

Tod


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