Bluesman

Thanks for all the comments and duly noted,the price for the job wasn't the issue it was the durability of a hand brushed job against a spray job that was my concern,I had read somewhere that hand brushed had better durability regarding weathering,if car spraying techniques had been employed then IMO only a very thin layer would be applied,look how easily a car's paint can get scratched down to the bare metal,can't comment on an airless spray resulting in a thicker layer of paint but will look into it.

Could somebody help out here we're having a wide beam built and one of the reasons we chose the fit out firm was because they hand-painted there boats and we'd seen examples of there work but as they cannot accommodate a wide beam inside they want to farm the paint job out,problem is the firm they want to use only spray paint and we've not been able to see what kind of work they do,going to cost 7K that will include a full shot blast job and blacking,question is,is hand-painting better than a spray job,other problem is they want to do fit out on the water with no cover over boat and as winter is coming I'm worried about damp getting inside as paneling out is done,any thoughts you have will be appreciated,to be honest I don't feel comfortable with it at all but need second opinions to convince the better half.

Thanks all for the heads up,I've been trying to ring them but got voice mail which IMO is not a good sign so giving them a miss,we now have settled on XR&D for the shell and Cherilton at Shardlow to fit it out,have paid Cherilton a visit and found Graham a very nice chap to talk to,spent quite a bit of time with us and showed a fit out he was doing,haven't spoken to XR&D yet as Graham got the quote for the shell but if they are half as helpful as Graham then we'll be pleased,bonus is both are reasonably local.

Hi all First post as new to forum so be gentle with me,my partner and I are looking to buy a wide beam as initially a live aboard and then to cc when we retire, we have been going in circles looking for a boat builder/fitter and would like to know if anybody has any experience of the boat fitter Anthony M ltd they are in the same yard as Tyler Wilson who build the shells for them. Ian