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February 09, 2005
Experimenting with Gelcoat - 23' Mako
Wilson and I spent Monday afternoon spraying prairie yellow Gelcoat from Fiberglass Coatings Inc. on our 1975 23' Mako, which is profiled over at ClassicMako.com. I purchased a half interest in Wilson's Mako a couple of months ago. He has done the lion's share of the difficult work, and I've luckily come in just in time for the fun stuff. We also added Duratec Polyester Clear Hi-Gloss Additive to the mix and the finished product turned out very nice. We still need to do a little sanding and buffing, but overall we are very pleased. The Duratec seemed to work quite well.
Don't worry fellow Aquasport fans, once we finish our experimentation with the guinea pig Mako, we'll get to work on my 1976 Aquasport 222. I'd prefer to make some mistakes on the Mako rather than the Classic Aquasport!
Posted by captain at February 9, 2005 03:03 PM
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That pic doesn't do it justice. It was amazing the way you can spray the gelcoat after mixing with Duratec. I used a regular old cup gun and HVLP gun bought from Home Depot to shoot the stuff. The shine and lack of orange peel is also incredible.
I am an amatuer/novice at spraying, so there is a bit of fixing to do. But we are very pleased.
Posted by: Wilson at February 9, 2005 03:25 PM
Guys - that looks really good! Nice color choice. It's hard to tell in the picture but did you paint it under that oak tree? Looks like moss hanging down at the transom. I may pick your brains in a month or so when I start painting mine.
Posted by: Patrick Jones at February 13, 2005 08:54 AM
Yes, outside and under an oak is not ideal, but we had no choice. The stuff we used is incredible. Gelcoat that goes on like awlgrip. It is very easy to repair.
Posted by: Wilson D. Ayala at February 15, 2005 09:08 PM
I have an early 70's 17 aquasport. A couple of huge blisters on the bottom. Any suggestions on fixing them? I'm hoping someone here will give me the insight to restore the boat.
Posted by: steve at July 18, 2005 10:05 PM