Any Idea What this Would Cost?

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My 26 Carver needs a full below the waterline strip and re-coat. Due to health issues, I can't deal with chemical strippers, dust from sanding and applying barrier coat.

I'd like to have the hull soda blasted, cleaned up and re- barrier coated. Don't think it'll happen this year but I'd like to get an idea of what it might cost, and if anyone has used an LI-based company for soda blasting.

Any insights?
 
Last time I looked into this it was in the $5,000 to $6,000 range. Very expensive!
 
Ouch! Yeah, that's even more than my worst-case thinkin'. I need to find a long lost rich uncle...

Thanks for chiming in.
 
Why do you need this?? In decades of boating I have never had anything like this done. Only sailboat racers need to be obsessive about perfect bottoms.
 
Sailboat racers and super models.
Jim
 
Believe me, I'm not obsessive. The bottom is a mess. There are areas where the anti-fouling wears off completely every year, right down to the barrier coat (might even be the gelcoat- I can't tell). I can't do anything about it except roll on a new bandaid every spring.
 
So What? What difference does it make? Heck you already got all the paint off in those spots. blasting isn't going to make it ny better.
A bigger question is why it wears off every year. Are you sure you don't have some galvanism going on? Are those spots near metal???
 
JoLin,
Save your money. The boat is 25 years old. Have bottom paint applied, spend your money on stuff you can see.
Good luck,
Ronbo
 
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Originally posted by pdecat

So What? What difference does it make? Heck you already got all the paint off in those spots. blasting isn't going to make it ny better.
A bigger question is why it wears off every year. Are you sure you don't have some galvanism going on? Are those spots near metal???

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Some spots are near metal, most aren't. Not really any pattern to it. Heck, I just always thought it mattered. Maybe it doesn't. Maybe I'm being obsessive. Maybe I should stop listening to the voices in my head :-)

Well, I can't do anything about it anyway, so I'll just keep doing what I'm doing. Thanks.
 
Sounds like the barrier coat is failing and pealing I had the same issue and I had the boat sand to the gel and started over with a new barrier and then three coats of paint total of 6 coats now 5 years later I once again have a few spots the just don't hold well so I sand and paint each year. It is a big job to do the correct job. I had wanted to have my blasted but no one was available at the time when I needed it done so it would have delayed my launch date by close to a month as a result I saved about $3000.
 
If you are having a problem with the same spots, there may be oil or something like it on the bottom. Sanding will only spread the oil around. Rub acetone on the spot before and after sanding.

Billy K.
 
Good thought, Billy. She's done for this season, but I'll be sure to try that before the next time.

Dave, I'll take a step back and find out what it'd cost to have the bottom taken down by sanding. I'm sure it'll still be pretty pricey, though.
 
If the paint is flaking off then suspect adhesion problems. If it looks more warn off, gone at center but thickening as you go out, look for electrical issues
 
If the paint is burning off near any metal it may indicate lack of proper bonding. When I first bought my Carver Mariner, the paint was burned off a foot or two around several underwater metals. Turns out the bonding wires were "compromised" and not providing a true bonding. My trim tabs on my '86 Mariner were not even bonded!! Once everything was corrected, never had a problem since.
 
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