Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild
Man that is so weird Dale...
There was a motion on the floor at our last IO Club meet to accept that shirt as the one we wear when we are hanging out with our OB buddies, awesome!
Motion carries.
(Thanks DW
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Post that pm up Jas......
Sure thing DJ! I'll just look it up in my pm's there, I think his came right after yours did about wanting to be a member of the club too.
I understand a lot of you OB guys want to be part our fun but I would think an obvious first step is for you guys to come to your senses and actually obtain a rig with an IO in it. Or, convert your OB to an IO, either way would work really well.
The textured Durabak itself was awesome but it would grab anything you dragged across it like a sponge, mop, etc. The right amount of smooth would take the edge off and leave the grip.
One coating holds dirt and when you add the smooth it seems to show dirt so there is no winning. I'll see how it scrubs clean in the spring to see if I would do it all over again.
If I had to do it again I might have just sprinkled sand on the freshly coated paint and go over it with another coat to get the sand to stay and be willing to do it as often as needed.
Jas, I think the Rusto is gonna be way to thin to use those big rubber granules. I worked in the coatings (traffic bearing liquids) business for good while. We used a bunch of liquid systems that we broadcast sand into as we went. Now sand would probably work with the rusto but you're gonna have to go real thick so you cover most of the sand up letting it stay in place. the thinner you go with the liquid, the more of the sand is gonna come loose over time. Not to mention the larger profile stuff is gonna be tough on bare feet, knees, etc. I know every time I have to kneel and work on my motor, just the vinly tears the ole kneecaps up.
That is some super good info there sprint and NB, thanks for posting up - really helps a lot!
Initially I was thinking that sand might be too rough. Maybe with the right amount of paint over top of a small amount of sand.....
I also read walnut shells somewhere too maybe???
I'll still run a little test with those rubber granules, hardly any extra work on my part.
ja
when i did my deck i had a sand blaster near by. i coated the wood in resin and blasted a thin coat of sand on it . it worked at real well. i also had a deal on some anti skid at a marina clearance sale amd added that too the paint.
Blaster over epoxy, that would give a deck a nice texture!
I know deck finishing materials is really down the road some but I like to think ahead just a few steps so I am ready when that time comes, ya know! Actually, hull paint and deck paint should be just about the last steps in this rebuild process, man that will be awesome when I get there!
Thanks guys for chipping in!
I have been kinda picking away at running duct work from my wood furnace in the basement out to the garage. I'd really like to have that in place and ready to go when I start to paint the bottom of the big girl's hull - should really help the whole process.
Rock on guys!
