I gave up on compounding and waxing the new (old) boat. It needed to be
done with heavy duty equipment which I don't have. Plus, it's been hot as
hades for the past couple of weeks. So, I contracted Kingman Yacht Center
to do the work.

Got to the boat mid morning and was shocked. They have spent two days so
far on the boat, starting with a heavy compound, then going over it again
with a lighter cut, and then a fine compound. Tomorrow they will do the
wax. The old boat looks new again. Even without the wax, they were able
to restore a nice, brilliant shine. This is being done in the water, so
only the topsides are being addressed. The hull will be done later, but it
actually isn't in bad shape. The previous owner just never spent much time
keeping the topsides waxed obviously.

Then, the canvas guy showed up and took all the side, front and rear canvas
panels off and took them to replace all the Isinglass with new. Knowing
how busy these people ususally are, I was hoping to have them back before
fall, but was pleasantly surprised when he said they would be done by the
end of next week.

Then, the graphics guy showed up. We went over the design and font for the
name on the transom and quarterboards. He'll have them on by the end of
this week.

Productive day, I'd say.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
I gave up on compounding and waxing the new (old) boat. It needed to be
done with heavy duty equipment which I don't have. Plus, it's been hot as
hades for the past couple of weeks. So, I contracted Kingman Yacht Center
to do the work.

Got to the boat mid morning and was shocked. They have spent two days so
far on the boat, starting with a heavy compound, then going over it again
with a lighter cut, and then a fine compound. Tomorrow they will do the
wax. The old boat looks new again. Even without the wax, they were able
to restore a nice, brilliant shine. This is being done in the water, so
only the topsides are being addressed. The hull will be done later, but it
actually isn't in bad shape. The previous owner just never spent much time
keeping the topsides waxed obviously.

Then, the canvas guy showed up and took all the side, front and rear canvas
panels off and took them to replace all the Isinglass with new. Knowing
how busy these people ususally are, I was hoping to have them back before
fall, but was pleasantly surprised when he said they would be done by the
end of next week.

Then, the graphics guy showed up. We went over the design and font for the
name on the transom and quarterboards. He'll have them on by the end of
this week.

Productive day, I'd say.

Eisboch




Cool beans. Does your yard charge by the foot for the compounding and
waxing job?

Would those be "...isinglass curtains y' can roll right down, / In case
there's a change in the weather."

When you ran the survey, was there osmotic blistering on the hull
bottom? There were a few years there when that brand had some problems,
but I think I read the factory changed resins and eliminated or
minimized the problem.

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Cool beans. Does your yard charge by the foot for the compounding
and
waxing job?

I am not sure. I think they will quote or provide an estimate based on
footage, but I think they invoice based on manhours.

We enjoy a very good relationship with Kingman. We've owned slips here for
6 years now and have utilized the services of Kingman for basically all the
major work and/or maintenance on the boats. They aren't cheap, (what
boatyard is?) but they are fair and do a very good job.


Would those be "...isinglass curtains y' can roll right down, / In
case
there's a change in the weather."

I use "Isinglass" as a generic term for the plastic windows in canvas
enclosures. Obviously, there are different types, gauges, etc. Some are
designed to roll up for ventilation, some, such as "StrataGlass" is more
rigid and scratch resistant and the windows are designed to flip up without
rolling.

For this boat, they will use 40 mil, clear vinal plastic and heavy duty
zippers.



When you ran the survey, was there osmotic blistering on the hull
bottom? There were a few years there when that brand had some
problems,
but I think I read the factory changed resins and eliminated or
minimized the problem.

The surveyor (and I) did not find any evidence of blistering. The hull
thumped fine and the moisture meter did not find anything unusual. Doesn't
mean blisters don't exist .... it just means we didn't find them.

Eisboch