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Old 01-01-2011, 07:54 AM   #20
Phil Fill
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Painting topsides

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RickB wrote:

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Phil Fill wrote:I did the hull in semi gloss as its commercial and not faired very well.
Phil, why do you insist on calling your Taiwanese built recreational boat "commercial?" It is becoming just an excuse for the poor cosmetic quality of hull layup, lousy fairing and lack of paint maintenance.

It was designed as a low cost yacht to compete with American built boats of the same size and style. It was built as a low cost yacht, and sold as a low cost yacht. It was never a workboat. Just because you check off the box on the document application and renewal doesn't make it a workboat hull converted to a yacht. And calling yourself commercial to jump the line at the locks is not something you should be proud of either.

Trying to justify a bad paint job on a dock queen as good enough for a commercial boat is perverse. It's not a tugboat or a coastal freighter or even a tour boat. Find another excuse, they are becoming an insult to working boats and their crews.

OK, flame over but geez P/F, get real.

Gees Rick** the existing mold used was used to lay up commercial fishing trawlers and Ed Monk Sr. re designed to pleasure.*

Since the mold was used for commercial trawler hulls it was not faired very well.* The semi gloss does not show the rough areas as much as gloss.* The paint job is better than most 30+ year old boats at least it is*clean and white with no dings/scratches/marks.* **
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I did not say we are a commercial but a 6 pack charter which does give us privilege through the locks, which anybody can file for.* What does being a commercial or charter have to due with painting the hull?*
At least you are acknowledging you are flaming, as that is the first step.**

Oh, Have a great 2011 year.

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-- Edited by Phil Fill on Saturday 1st of January 2011 09:56:09 AM
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