mC HULL 15,834 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 13 hours ago, Greyman said: A lot of yards don’t bother with the base plate as it’s much thicker metal and just gets rubbed off as soon as you go onto a canal but I will put a couple of coats on between the beams if I can get to it how would it get rubbed off mate ?i would a thought a 2k enamel and the the a load a tar on top would go nowhere for awhile Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,788 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, mC HULL said: how would it get rubbed off mate ?i would a thought a 2k enamel and the the a load a tar on top would go nowhere for awhile The fish in the canal are b*stards for sanding paint off hulls , they do it for fun 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,662 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Few hrs on the strimmer up the river Wye.. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pardus 1,610 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 4 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Few hrs on the strimmer up the river Wye.. Dosser 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,662 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 50 minutes ago, Pardus said: Dosser Don't hate... appreciate... One day when you're a big boy,you will of payed off your mortgage,you will be free to do as your please......just like me Dossing around drinking coffee and smoking a fat one.....life is good brother,you enjoy your pup,and don't give me a second thought 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pardus 1,610 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Don't hate... appreciate... One day when you're a big boy,you will of payed off your mortgage,you will be free to do as your please......just like me Dossing around drinking coffee and smoking a fat one.....life is good brother,you enjoy your pup,and don't give me a second thought I'd have payed all of the houses in Wales off by now, you have such a privilege life down there. Feck it, if you can why not. Edited May 20 by Pardus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 31,527 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 7 hours ago, mC HULL said: how would it get rubbed off mate ?i would a thought a 2k enamel and the the a load a tar on top would go nowhere for awhile Most canals are only a couple of feet deep and your boat basically runs along the bottom like being on a belt sander then there’s the rocks shopping trolleys pushbikes and everything else I’ve known boats sink from hitting things so if it can go through 6/10 mm steel a coat of paint has zero hope I have a 15 mm base plate on my beast which would take two lifetimes to wear out if it never got painted 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,662 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, Pardus said: I'd have payed all of the houses in Wales off by now, you have such a privilege life down there. Feck it, if you can why not. Payed my own for 23 yrs,and also the mother in-laws off,after the wife's Oldman ran off with his fancy lady Been a struggle at times,went without,but it's all ended well in the end...frees us up,to kick back abit now ,and enjoy life mate 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 31,527 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Boat all pressure washed 8 new anodes on masked up and first coat of tar on 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,662 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Cracking weather for it GM 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 31,527 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 8 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Payed my own for 23 yrs,and also the mother in-laws off,after the wife's Oldman ran off with his fancy lady Been a struggle at times,went without,but it's all ended well in the end...frees us up,to kick back abit now ,and enjoy life mate Bottom line is cream rises to the top and shit sinks mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pardus 1,610 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 2 minutes ago, Greyman said: Bottom line is cream rises to the top and shit sinks mate Bottom feeder saying it like it is. Hope that boat doesn't sink on it's maiden voyage old Damp Patch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,159 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Look, your not supposed to keep running aground , that's weed for ya, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 31,527 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Just now, iworkwhippets said: Look, your not supposed to keep running aground , that's weed for ya, And there’s the shit on the bottom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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