In article r_9yh.4612$FM3.3257@trndny06,
"NE Sailboat" wrote:

So, I am getting ready for spring. I decided I'd start by giving the boat a
good bottom sanding. I looked in Casey's book, he recommends a high speed
disk sander. Off I go to Sears. I ask in tools where the disk, orbital
sanders are.

Sears sometimes has 5 and 6" sticky-back sanding pads that have a
flexible rubber-mounted spindle. More often, they have a wobble-plate
version that's more expensive.

The flexible spindle and soft pad will remove a *lot* of paint very
quickly with a 60 or 40 grit sandpaper, yet doesn't easily leave
grooves. The drill can be a considerable angle off of perpendicular and
still work nicely. I can quick-sand our bottom in about an hour with
ours. Also works nicely when polishing and buffing with a lambs wool
bonnet.

That's the tool I use for quickly handling broad areas though I have a
plethora of belt, orbital and finish sanders left over from my
woodworking days. I Even have cut wet-or-dry disks and stuck them on to
wet-sand the cove and sheer stripes.

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Jere Lull
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