Painting under keel

[martti]

Hi
Any recommendations how to raise hull so that new paint under keel is possible to make. The boat is now on docking stand, and plan is to add primer and antifouling in spring and I just wonder what would be safest way to work and paint under keel.

Stand have four arms and would it be safe to hold up just on those, or what is recommendation ?

-Martti

[MartyB]

Most folks will paint while on the hoist before it goes in the water. Otherwise, I personally so not know how to do the bottom of the keel, or to a degree where the stands are set at when painting.

Marty

[Geoff]

Marty

I did this to my boat before I laucnhed it at the beginning of the year.

I got yhe yard to hoist me in the slings last thing at night 1600 hours. I the primed the underneath of the keel with a good cobering. In the morning 0800 I put a good coat of antifouling on and then again at 0900 just before we launched.

I hope you are well.

Geoff.

[MartyB]

Geoff,

Everything is well, other than a major local race yesterday, not sure if RC is correct in what they did, but 80+% of participants were over the line too soon. Flags were supposedly up, but inconspicuous on the club house deck area where one end of the start finish line was.

Anyway, re the painting, sounds like you did what I see done around here, ie hoist the boat on a sling to get the bottom of the keel and the stand area's.

Marty

[martti]

Hi

Thanks for comments Geoff and Marty.

Would be nice to hear other possible methods as well, since in place where this both is there is no fixed crane.

If there is tips to do it other ways as well, please let me and whole community to know. For us it is not so important since we normally don't race - but well done is well done.

- Martti