Boat painting costs

[Tonka]

3 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

you did a great job, I remember liking it,

 

6 weeks? sounds like a long time to me but I guess layers of paint and drying times add up,

out of interest where were you able to rent a wet dock for 6 weeks?

Calcutt Boats. They have 3 wet docks

[Mike Todd]

57 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

you did a great job, I remember liking it,

 

6 weeks? sounds like a long time to me but I guess layers of paint and drying times add up,

out of interest where were you able to rent a wet dock for 6 weeks?

 

57 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

you did a great job, I remember liking it,

 

6 weeks? sounds like a long time to me but I guess layers of paint and drying times add up,

out of interest where were you able to rent a wet dock for 6 weeks?

That's about the length of time quoted by a very reputable painter - to achieve the same result I would expect it to take an 'amateur' rather longer, unless breaking the Working Time Directive!

[dave moore]

Many of the yards I’ve worked with over time will take 4-6 weeks for a bare metal repaint, sometimes longer.For a first class finish, the preparation is exacting and can’t be skimped. 

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

simply curious, How would the 6 weeks break down?

perhaps week 1 and 2 remove furnishings and get back to bare metal

Week 3 …..? and so on…?

 

 

 

[Tonka]

20 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

simply curious, How would the 6 weeks break down?

perhaps week 1 and 2 remove furnishings and get back to bare metal

Week 3 …..? and so on…?

 

 

 

Wet and dry the old signwriting first.

Rub down as much as possible before removing portholes, and vents. Less dust inside. Remove portholes and vents. Labeling them as you do. 

Rub down those areas

Clean boat

Undercoat. At least 2 coats 

Top coat at least 3 coats

Lining takes time laying out, masking and then doing

Portholes, vents cleaned. New gaskets fitted and then refitted to boat

Turn boat around as won't fit in wetdock to do front well and deck

When done turn back around to wait for signwriter

Any spare time then do scumble on the doors etc. 

Plus visit pubs for beer

Time soon goes

 

 

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

14 minutes ago, Tonka said:

Wet and dry the old signwriting first.

Rub down as much as possible before removing portholes, and vents. Less dust inside. Remove portholes and vents. Labeling them as you do. 

Rub down those areas

Clean boat

Undercoat. At least 2 coats 

Top coat at least 3 coats

Lining takes time laying out, masking and then doing

Portholes, vents cleaned. New gaskets fitted and then refitted to boat

Turn boat around as won't fit in wetdock to do front well and deck

When done turn back around to wait for signwriter

Any spare time then do scumble on the doors etc. 

Plus visit pubs for beer

Time soon goes

 

 

I guess time does soon go,

I’m now thinking how quick time goes when simply blacking a boat!

[Tonka]

3 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

I guess time does soon go,

I’m now thinking how quick time goes when simply blacking a boat!

it is often the silly things that take more time. After painting the cabin before refitting the portholes & vents all the holes have to be tapped to remove the paint so as you can screw up. 

[cuthound]

That seems pretty cheap to me. Five years ago I enquired about having my 60 foot boat repainted and the quotes varies from £130 per foot plus signwriting to remove windows & other external fittings and rub down the existing paint and put more coats on (three colours including coach lines) to £210 per foot plus signwriting for a back to the metal job.

 

I chose the cheaper option as the original paint was sound but faded and it still looks good five years later.