Sandblasting my hull

[Dave Brinkley]

Has anybody ever had thier hull blasted with a mild media such as baking soda or walnut shells? I started to sand the previous owners "paint job" off and it's thick and tough! It's about the thickness of a quarter with glitter thrown in the clear for good measure. After 20 years of redoing cars professionally I can safely say this is the worst mess I've seen. I'm not going to use chemical strippers like I would do on a car in this condition. I know the hull is thin. Is it a Kevlar material?

1978 Tri-mate II

[Dave Brinkley]

Has anybody ever had thier hull blasted with a mild media such as baking soda or walnut shells? I started to sand the previous owners "paint job" off and it's thick and tough! It's about the thickness of a quarter with glitter thrown in the clear for good measure. After 20 years of redoing cars professionally I can safely say this is the worst mess I've seen. I'm not going to use chemical strippers like I would do on a car in this condition. I know the hull is thin. Is it a Kevlar material?

1978 Tri-mate II

[175checkmate]

The hull is really think glass, wide strand weave. I don't know if you can blast it or not. Never heard of it being tryed.
May want to see it will work, do a small spot and see.
The thing you don't want to do is get into the factory jell coat.
Is the entire boat painted?
Good luck to ya.

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1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

[Dave Brinkley]

Oh yeah! Somebody painted the WHOLE boat! It's very rough. I'm unhooking the motor now. Got the hydralic and electrical unhooked. What's the trick to the throttle and shift linkage?

1978 Tri-mate II

[175checkmate]

Gental hands. Its a pain to unhook the 1st time. After that no problem. I would tell you how to unhook it, but I can't remember how I did mine, it was a year ago.

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1975 Checkmate Tri-mate 2, 2.4 200+ / Sky jacker 6" plate / 25p Laser 2 prop, Currently the boat is undergoing overhaul.

[HemiBee]

I had a Plymouth 'Cuda media blasted. Much better than sand blasting because it does not warp the metal. The guy I used also stripped Corvettes. He said it was very gentle on the fiberglas. Don't know about the gelcoat though.