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The previous owner of my 93 C34 was very particular about the list to port. He always kept the forward tank full and has bags of sand in the storage behind the seat cushions. I've left the sand in place but we've decided to use both tanks after the forward one developed quite an odor when we emptied it for winter storage. I'm not sure if full tanks, extra tools or sand on board makes a difference in sailing performance. My full chain anchor line probably doesn't help either:)

Mark

Thanks for the advice Phil. I'll see you on the bay soon. I'm over at Sandusky Harbor Marina.

Mark

Painted the bottom with VC-17 original on Saturday. It took 1.2 cans after using about 10% VC17 thinner. Do you think the extra VC-17 will be good next year?

Mark

It took about 4 hours to clean and wax one side however most of the time was spent on removing the West Marine Cleaner Wax, it was very stubborn and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The 3M cleaner wax came right off. Both of them came with the boat and did a good job cleaning up the light stains but there was a clear winner in terms of useability.

Many other sailors were bottom painting. One guy was using an old dawn bottle to dispense his VC-17 a little bit at a time into a paint tray. This seemed to work well so I'll give it a try.

Mark

I'll let everyone know how it works out, I'm heading over to the boat tomorrow despite a high of 48.

On the way I'm going to stop and pick up a variable speed polisher at Harbor Freight, thanks for the tip Ken. I think that will work better than the 10" orbital I borrowed.

I've read good and bad about Poliglow but since my gelcoat is still in great shape I'll stick to wax.

Mark
93 C34

My 93 C34 was fully painted last year by the previous owner with VC-17. He mentioned that some sailors on the Great Lakes only alternate between a full paint job and the rudder/keel/leading edge/water line. How many qts does it take to complete the touch up for those areas? I'll inspect more carefully but the paint looked to be in good condition.

My other question is how long does it typically take to wax the hull? Do you prefer to wax first or paint first? I need to get moving, splash down is May 2!

Here's a picture to give you an idea of how much (little) growth was on the bottom last fall.



Mark
93 C34