finishing up bottom painting (pics)

Posted By: Paul 1989 S23 "Half Moon", NJ
Date: 4/15/09 4:51p.m.

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For those of you that don't pain under the keel because it is touch to get at, I used a car jack and a bottle jack (put the bottle jack on the pad of the car jack) and went around the trailer, pushing up the posts holding the bunks, inch by inch, until the keel sufficiently lifted off its bunk/support. Then I removed the bolts holding the support in place and slid out the plank - making the keel bottom very accessible - not I had already removed the keel guides so I could access the sides of te keel... Keel hanging loose... Before painting the bottom of the keel, I first filled in some of the "oops - marks" And faired the filler For a nice smooth finish (well, sort of... ) I also noted at the end of last season (at my new salt water mooring) that the waterline was just a tad too low, so I raised that too and painted a new boot stripe... Now I am ready for the new season...