Love your boat! I agree, great design and wonderful details. I have had a ton of spider crack issues with gelcoat on various boats and I have some videos on my channel on how to route them out and fill them in. However, I am finding with surfaces like yours with just tons and tons of cracks, it will take forever to route them out and fill them in with fairing compound and sand...Big ones, yes that works fine. but so may of them just aren't practical to fill in. So I have tried now to use an epoxy barrier coat that fills them in and you can paint over them. I used TotalBoat's TotalProtect (the gray kit) and it really really worked well. A couple coats and it filled in these and very much self-levels. but a little light sanding if needed and it made a great surface for painting. Painting alone won't do it. It just doesnt fill them in well and you still can see them.
Congrats and That’s Terrific!!! I remember my 1st sailboat purchased in July 2018. Hopefully you will find some of my videos helpful!! If you have any questions please feel free to let me know!!! Wishing you Fair Winds and Following Seas… 😎🥢⛵️🏴☠️🤙
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Love your boat! I agree, great design and wonderful details. I have had a ton of spider crack issues with gelcoat on various boats and I have some videos on my channel on how to route them out and fill them in. However, I am finding with surfaces like yours with just tons and tons of cracks, it will take forever to route them out and fill them in with fairing compound and sand...Big ones, yes that works fine. but so may of them just aren't practical to fill in. So I have tried now to use an epoxy barrier coat that fills them in and you can paint over them. I used TotalBoat's TotalProtect (the gray kit) and it really really worked well. A couple coats and it filled in these and very much self-levels. but a little light sanding if needed and it made a great surface for painting. Painting alone won't do it. It just doesnt fill them in well and you still can see them.
Hello, Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestion!!! I will certainly check into it!! 😎🥢⛵️🏴☠️🤙
I will check out your channel as well!!!
Unfortunately I’m new to sailing and got my first boat last month
Congrats and That’s Terrific!!! I remember my 1st sailboat purchased in July 2018. Hopefully you will find some of my videos helpful!! If you have any questions please feel free to let me know!!! Wishing you Fair Winds and Following Seas… 😎🥢⛵️🏴☠️🤙
@@ketchingmy2ndwindsvchopsticks I have, Chopsticks is a beautiful vessel and I hope to see you out on the bay this next season