Soda Blasting of underwater GPR Area.
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Looking for opinions from the AMEL Group about Soda Blasting
Because I don’t’ know the history of the last 12 years on WASABI what was below the recent AF, how many layer of AF etc. I have in mind to sand down all the old layers. Before I bought my beloved AMEL I owned an Aluminum Boat and treatment of underwater where different. I got an offer from MANOEL Yacht Yard in Malta to remove old paint with Soda Blasting of the underwater GPR Area. Is there anything to be aware or specific care to know when doing Soda Blasting? I know from reading that sandblasting can damage the gel-coat, is Soda Blasting same or less invasive for the hull?
Best regards Ruedi SY-WASABI AMEL 54#55
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Why don't you ask Amel? Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School - www.YachtSchool.us 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970
On Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 11:46 AM Rudolf Waldispuehl <Rudolf@...> wrote:
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Hi Ruedi,
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In my opinion soda blasting is great at removing old paint and leaving a perfect surface for epoxy primer; so long as the operator knows what he is doing... That is a big caveat. In the wrong hands the gelcoat can be damaged such that it will require some filling and fairing. Perhaps you can see a sample of the work. Sand and grit blasting are more aggressive and best avoided. Nick Amelia AML 54-019 Kefalonia
On 16 Sep 2019, at 18:22, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:
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Mark McGovern
We had it done to our Super Maramu last winter. It was done by a very experienced contractor 20 miles south of Annapolis who has over 25 years of experience with soda blasting boat hulls. I made it clear I that I wanted to taken down to gelcoat NOT to fiberglass. They understood what I was after and complied with my request. I was very pleased with the results.
-- Mark McGovern SM #440 Cara Deale, MD USA
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We had the same done at Cape Marina, Canaveral, Florida. They did an excellent job.
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~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Sep 16, 2019, at 7:17 PM, Mark McGovern <mfmcgovern@...> wrote:
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Arlo
Matt, who did you have do it at Cape Marina? I will likely be getting it done next summer and I am at Cape Marina. Also what did they charge you if youndont mind me asking...
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Hi Arlo,
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We had the yard do it. They offer it as a service. We had it done in 2014, when we applied CopperCoat. Sorry, but I no longer have the yard bill, and can’t remember what we paid. I’ll make a big guess and say it’s likely less than on the Chesapeake, but I don’t know for sure. You can call the marina and ask them. They were pretty nice to me. Oh, and they didn’t take it down to the gelcoat. I wanted them to take it to the barrier coat (CeramCoat). They did a great job. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Sep 16, 2019, at 8:55 PM, Arlo <svplanb@...> wrote:
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Thank you Nick, Matt Arlo, Bill and Mark for your advice.. Ruedi WASABI AML 54-055 Syracus (Sicily) Von: "main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io" <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of "ngtnewington Newington via Groups.Io" <ngtnewington@...> Antworten an: "main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io" <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Datum: Montag, 16. September 2019 um 19:39 An: "main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io" <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Betreff: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Soda Blasting of underwater GPR Area. Hi Ruedi, In my opinion soda blasting is great at removing old paint and leaving a perfect surface for epoxy primer; so long as the operator knows what he is doing... That is a big caveat. In the wrong hands the gelcoat can be damaged such that it will require some filling and fairing. Perhaps you can see a sample of the work. Sand and grit blasting are more aggressive and best avoided. Nick Amelia AML 54-019 Kefalonia
On 16 Sep 2019, at 18:22, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:
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I believe they use crushed walnut shells as the medium, not sand. Whatever it is, isn’t abrasive enough to penetrate the gelcoat. Careful selection of blasting media is important.......or you’re right, you could damage the hull.....
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~~~⛵️~~~Matt
On Sep 17, 2019, at 4:00 AM, Rudolf Waldispuehl <Rudolf@...> wrote:
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