brassedoff Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 I know it might of been done 'thread before', but can someone help me please in an answer or a a link to a previous thread? Thanks I don't even know how I could do it on steel girders in a dry dock. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Basically you can do 90% of it, but not the bits sitting on the stocks. Unless you fill the dock, move the boat up a bit, then empty it and wait for the hull to dry out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassedoff Posted February 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Right thanks Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Have a look at debdale marina website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Having diy blacked ours a number of times. It is significantly easier to do if the boat is higher off the ground (obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassedoff Posted February 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike Tee said: Have a look at debdale marina website Thanks will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassedoff Posted February 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 32 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Having diy blacked ours a number of times. It is significantly easier to do if the boat is higher off the ground (obviously). It does not look easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, brassedoff said: It does not look easy. It's helps if your a midget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 minute ago, rusty69 said: It's helps if your a midget. Well, you look fairly small. Do you wear overalls over your nice red coat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said: Well, you look fairly small. Do you wear overalls over your nice red coat? My nice red coat only comes out once a year to celebrate Chinese new year, which happens to be today Gong Hey Fat Choy Edited February 16, 2018 by rusty69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Please don't call Mac of Cygnet a Fat Choy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Please don't call Mac of Cygnet a Fat Choy. Fat Choy slim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 You've come a rong lay, baby! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Ours was done on 1 metre stands which makes it a lot easier, but needs a crane and hard standing rather than a dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: Ours was done on 1 metre stands which makes it a lot easier, but needs a crane and hard standing rather than a dry dock. It hasn't been done very well!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: It hasn't been done very well!!! That was the before picture - and I didn't take an after picture. It was meant to show the better access using stands, not the blacking - as almost any fule would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Keep docking or hauling out a steel boat too frequently exposies the baseplate to the fresh air-oxygen and accelerates the formation of rust on it. Fresh air is bad. Leave the lid off a jar of jam letting in the fresh air and it goes bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: That was the before picture - and I didn't take an after picture. It was meant to show the better access using stands, not the blacking - as almost any fule would know. You'd need to lift the boat again to paint the two stripes left by the stands, or re floated and move along in a dock a bit to paint the stripes. Costly. On trestles the boat could be lifted with a couple of bottle jacks to shift the trestles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, bizzard said: You'd need to lift the boat again to paint the two stripes left by the stands, or re floated and move along in a dock a bit to paint the stripes. Costly. On trestles the boat could be lifted with a couple of bottle jacks to shift the trestles Yep, that's exactly how we did it. A lower stand and a 30 ton jack lifted it just high enough to slide the stands along a bit. Wouldn't work too well in a dry dock, as they cry when you move their girders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 40 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: That was the before picture - and I didn't take an after picture. It was meant to show the better access using stands, not the blacking - as almost any fule would know. Thanks for explaining! I didn't realise... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Easier still, don’t bother. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, WotEver said: Easier still, don’t bother. Or turn boat upside down and paint roof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 minute ago, rusty69 said: Or turn boat upside down and paint roof! But you still need the stands to paint the roof if the boat is upside down ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Just now, TheBiscuits said: But you still need the stands to paint the roof if the boat is upside down ... True,but you can stand on the roof (was the base). Easier than crawling around underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 minute ago, rusty69 said: True,but you can stand on the roof (was the base). Easier than crawling around underneath. You’d end up with two foot-shaped unpainted bits... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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