Potentially buying a sailboat on Monday....

[Mitchwood]

Enjoy the sailing - and the maintenance.

Already spent a few boat bucks and I am all geared up for maintenance tasks....Always be ready and prepared...

You'll find Festool equipment invaluable for the maintenance, especially the RO150 sander - great for anti-foul removal and for topside polishing.
Enjoy your sailing - I am sailing again from March, really looking forward to it!

 

[Peter_C]

Already spent a few boat bucks and I am all geared up for maintenance tasks....Always be ready and prepared...

You bought a suction cup, a scraper, and scuba gear?

In the San Francisco Bay, the gunk on the bottom of the boat acquires quickly. Vis is craptastic, and bottom cleaning is a lot of physical work.

 

[bkharman]

The boat is mine.... Yeah...! Call me Captain...! Long Island Sound here I come...

Now for the new name....?

How about...

Something more expensive than Festool

Cheers. Bryan.

 

[Slartibartfass]

How about...

Something more expensive than Festool

Cheers. Bryan.

Well they are equally expensive and one addiction feeds of the other... I now see a Shinex in the future....

 

[bkharman]

How about...

Something more expensive than Festool

Cheers. Bryan.

Well they are equally expensive and one addiction feeds of the other... I now see a Shinex in the future....

I am looking at Hammer and Felder equipment... Festool is a gateway drug indeed!!

Cheers. Bryan.

 

[Slartibartfass]

Has anyone experience with a Shinex and polishing GelCoat/Fiberglass?

What kind of polishing compound to use?

Gonna bring my Capri 22 down from the winter spot to where I live on 3/18 and am planning on doing a lot maintenance stuff myself including polishing/buffing.

Alternatives to a Shinex...?

 

[RKA]

Alternatives...Flex 3401 or the 21mm Rupes polisher. The former has a shorter 8mm throw but a forced rotation a la Rotex. The later doesn't but has a 21mm throw instead. My familiarity is in car polishing (not boats).  There I prefer the Rupes because it's smoother and handles a little better. I don't need the torque that the Flex provides. With the boat the Flex might be a better choice.

Congrats on the boat!

 

[Peter_C]

For boats I have always used 3m Finesse-it II but the automotive polish.

Amazon is broken right now, but this stuff is specific for boats.http://www.westmarine.com/buy/3m--finesse-it-ii-finishing-material--P004_130_001_511

Found the link error.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=10E8P3T26G1J35W78DSG

 

[Slartibartfass]

Thx....

 

[Slartibartfass]

Here is a pic of the boat on the trailer....

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[Peter_C]

Oh heck, buy one of these too.http://www.amazon.com/3M-05954-Supe...1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457643505&sr=8-3&keywords=3m+rubbing+compound
http://www.amazon.com/3M-36060-Perf...1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1457643505&sr=8-9&keywords=3m+rubbing+compound

Along with the pads you will need, which will depend on your buffer.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BTGDRB8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ord_cart_shr&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER