My aft hatch is just about done with lots of layer of varnish over it, pretty :)
I’ve discovered a new way of painting, however it’s quite complicated. It doesn’t involve compressors, spray guns, or rollers. My new painting method uses something called a paintbrush. Rolling and tipping is a good method but without a retardant for the paint rollers are out of the question. Rollers and trays are also expensive.
I’ve found a 2-part epoxy paint (not good UV) I’m calling a “primer” and brushing my 2-part polyurethane (good UV protection) over it. The polyurethane dries fast but with a brush I can manage to get it on quickly and cover large areas.
Spraying involves so many variables, wind & setup time being the biggest issues for me. I’ll spray the hull, but for everything else I like my new painting philosophy. With my new method I can easily paint in-between squalls if my work 
surface is dry and the best thing is the paint is bulletproof. The epoxy paint goes on thick and dries hard as nails, not a sissy spray coat. I put the 2-part poly on thick with a brush and once both layers are dry I have a thick, tough, ultraviolet protected, beautiful, white surface. I’m going to use regular epoxy for my non-skid with local sand from Linton Island, I’m going for an aggressive finish. I’ll brush a thin layer or two of polyurethane over it to make it white. I think this method will give me the most durable non-skid surface I can have. I can do it quickly and get sailing in March.
Truthfully I prefer seeing brush strokes in my paint to orange peel or runs. It makes Splendid look like the old classic she is. It also makes repairs super easy, and I’m not sweating the fairing. I’m estimating I’ll be laying on paint about 70% faster now I’m PSYCHED!
I’m also taking out all the screws from the deck with a plug cutter and refilling the holes with an epoxy/cabosil mix. Some rocket scientist ground all the screw heads off as opposed to taking them out, arrrggggg! Why to people do shit like that?
I’ll have a video up in the next few days. I’ve already sent it in to my buddy but there is some configuring to be done on the server side. Youtube was so easy before they made all the time restrictions, not so good for me.
I have a friend/family coming on the 31st. we are going to drive around Panama for a week. It will be nice to get away from paint, epoxy, and sandpaper for a bit.
Peace, Love, and painting like a madman!
alex
hey alex…..glad youy are in a cruising state of mind and not on a deadline to get…..well where ever the wind blows you. i turned a friend (bob), on to (y)our web page…hi bob……..wants to single hand his 33 sloop to alaska , then maybe south……fishing was good today 11 salmon and in early. oh yea i told you bigger boats were more work….will send refrig parts……………………………………….G
Gary, when is the wedding, I’d like to go :)
would be co to have a 12v refrig. I’m planning on being in San blas chartering by November. It would be cool to store some extra meat & vegie.
I got shocked (personally) by lightning today, not a direct hit but a small stream of lightning hit my hand, came off of my life line :)
marcos has changed the date …it is around oct 8-12….mavis will fly in oct 5th……..did you get the info on the cabela’s fish finders?…..i’ve posted some ads on craigslist to do some deliveries….hope it works……………G
Gary, when is the wedding, I’d like to go :)
would be co to have a 12v refrig. I’m planning on being in San blas chartering by November. It would be cool to store some extra meat & vegie.
I got shocked (personally) by lightning today, not a direct hit but a small stream of lightning hit my hand, came off of my life line :)
oct 8th and mavis said you can go, more to follow in e-mail…….G
Nice decision on the painting. That’s pretty much what I did when I got Panacea. She had that chipped up look with that cream colored non-skid, so I sanded stuff down, patched the cracks, cleaned with acetone and layed down a 2 part primer.
Once the primer was dry, it was one good coat of 2 part epoxy white and there you have it. I’ve been wanting to put down a second coat, and then new non-skid, but it’s on the back burner. Other stuff to be done. I’m in the hose projects now. I’ll paint more later. I rolled most of it and brushed the rest. Pretty fast if you invite some friends over for beers.
Glad you’ll be moving on to other projects soon, and she’ll be white.
Later
Capt. Paul
s/v Panacea
Welding day today, had to attend to some statcions. I’m out of epoxy paint and unfortunatly won’t lay any more down for a week or so. I’m shooting for November in the San Blas. If anyone wants to come for a visit around the holidays I can be had pretty cheap. I’m thinking of my charter in terms of a drifter, camera, or obviously some tresure for the cruising kitty.
And to everyone getting a visit from hurricane Irene, good vibes are heading your way from Panama, hang tight, stay safe!!!
I really appreciate your comments. You’re so intelligent and very creative in posting comments. Keep it up searching new things in life.Learning is fun, you gain more knowledge as what others did.have a great day!.
Kim
http://www.seapyramid.net
Mega Search
Alex, a stupid question. When you buy a video from your store for download, and pay for it on PayPal…………..where/how do you get the video?? Am I blind?? Can’t find them…….
Dennis
Boy do I feel dumb,,,,,,,,,,found them. I enjoyed the videos, and thought the price for the three was very good, and very cheap entertainment. You really need to get that camera so we can have more of them to buy.
thanks again, Dennis
New video posted in upper right hand corner :)
sunfishn, thanks. I don’t really lime charging for the videos so I put the new one in the free section. I’m hoping to get my new camera as soon as I can. The guy who was supposed to buy my sat phone & dive compressor didn’t come through which really isint so bad. I’m going to need the phone for sure and hopefully I can move my compressor soon. I really want to simplify everything and now that I’m not spraying and have found that I can spray with my 12v hooka compressor I really don’t need it.
Squall is rolling in and a big boat seems to be dragging on me, got to run.
Cheers
Alex,
Enjoyed your new video, I was happy to make another Donation for it. Keep putting them up, even on the Flip and I’ll keep watching and donating. I’m in Grad school right now; someday when I get a real job I’d love to send more.
Be blessed,
Cole
Cole,
thanks bro. When I’m done with focusing on Splendid work every day I’ll get back to focusing on video every day, i love it.
Anyway off to panama 2morrow. My step Mom (momma D) is in country for a week and I’m going to show her around. After that back to the grind and hopefully chartering and starting my next film in November.
Cheers M8
Watched your new free video and decided to contribute towards the new camera in self defense ;)) and cause I want to see a new backdrop in the next video.
Cheers,
JM
sv kloosh
alex please post something or i will tell the readers some stories about you…..like how you got lost in the panama canal….or how you had a delivery cpt take your boat to the south pacific and you flew to tahiti..ok i made those up..i guess i am addicted to this site. i need a fix……G
the wedding is at the panama hotel on oct 8th in the evening she thinks …..do you have marcos phone #? i’ll give her yours…….ok i made a small donation, now write something or i’ll tell more LIES like how that old man took your chair at the pyc during the superbowl, then ran you out of the club and made you cry……..G
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/boa/2579749762.html
check out this formosa for 6k 41’….45 over all
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/boa/2579749762.html
check out this formosa for 6k 41’….45 over all
this is special agent jethro gibbs with the fbi/cia/ncis/irs…..i regret to inform you that alex dorsey has been apprehended while trying to board a flight to Sweden where he was scheduled to undergo a sex change in an effort to avoid arrest for economic terrorism against the united states. at this moment he is aboard a naval ship on his way to guantanamo bay detention center, where he is to be tortured until he aknowledges his crime of failing to work at a tax paying job, which has resulted in congress having to raise the debt limit on the federal budget. anyone having knowledge of his transgressions is encouraged to respond on this site…..jethro
ps hi samantha….say hi to guinney for me……G er i mean jethro
jethro…i escaped your gaurds at gitmo and stowed away on a military transport to sweden where i had a sex change operation. now i am the woman i always knew i could be (except forthe beard).
i will be back on splendid tomorrow and posting with my usual flair. if i do not post tomorrow i will post pictures of my new persona in a bikini.
cheers
gary your funny but you need to refresh your browser to see my new posts :) Love to Mavs, looking forward to see her in October.
Kaloosh, thanks for the support, really :)
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