[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Raising the waterline aft on SM
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
Hi Adam,
We raised our antifouling ( in our case, Coppercoat) to the top of the orange stripe, thus covering it. We then left an inch of white hull above which we added a new boot line.
It took a bit of courage to raise that much and we only did so after looking endlessly at other boats. What we found is that that there is no "only" way to define your waterline and boot top.
Really happy we did it. It looks great. No more scrubbing the waterline and less hull to clean and polish.
Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302 Greece
From: amelyachtowners@... on behalf of coastalseas@... [amelyachtowners]
Sent: 08 August 2018 02:29:26 To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Raising the waterline aft on SM Hi I too am looking raising the waterline aft and leveling it out to existing level at the bow, due to new weight distribution of SS solar arch, solar panels as added in 2015 and of course the contents of aft locker. The bow to mid ships id fine but the aft
section requires constant scrubbing.
The challenge is removing this old boot strip before setting up the new waterline trim.
My question for the group is in about the original 2001 build orange boot stripe, is it a vinyl sticker or is it painted on.
If it is a sticker, heat guns and scraping and / or decal eraser disks will be required.
If it is painted on then fine grit sanding will be required.
Any previous experiences or knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
Adam
s/v Lady Annabelle
AMEL SM 2000 #339
Sydney Australia
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We did the same.
Just raised the antifoul up to the, in our case, red stripe. It is all paint on ours, no vinyl stripping required. Some have laser lined it and lifted the waterline gradually from bow to stern. We considered that, but in the end it was quicker and easier just to lift the whole waterline. Sure its a bit high ate the bow, but so what, NO MORE SCRUBBING !! It was well worth it Good luck Cheers Alan Elyse SM437 Port Vila
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The SM original orange stripe is painted-on gelcoat. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970 Any opinions and conclusions expressed in this message are solely those of the author and should not be construed as representing the opinion of an expert. Manufacturers' and Expert's precautions must be taken when dealing with mechanical and/or electrical systems to ensure that you are NOT harmed, and/or the device and/or system is NOT ruined. If in doubt, do not touch any referred to mechanical and/or electrical device or system.
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eric freedman
The orange stripe is gelcoat. We just sanded it and painted over it. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 12:38 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Raising the waterline aft on SM
The SM original orange stripe is painted-on gelcoat.
Best,
CW Bill Rouse
Any opinions and conclusions expressed in this message are solely those of the author and should not be construed as representing the opinion of an expert. Manufacturers' and Expert's precautions must be taken when dealing with mechanical and/or electrical systems to ensure that you are NOT harmed, and/or the device and/or system is NOT ruined. If in doubt, do not touch any referred to mechanical and/or electrical device or system.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 2:13 AM divanz620@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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