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21-03-2013, 11:21
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Easy Question
what does it mean to have a steel hull coated with coal tar?
how would you get it off?
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21-03-2013, 12:28
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Boat: Bestevaer 49
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Re: easy question
I presume you mean coal tar epoxy used for corrosion protection?
It would need to be mechanically removed. Why would you want to remove it?
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21-03-2013, 12:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: East Tennessee
Boat: 1989 50 ft Roberts
Posts: 859
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Re: easy question
A big a$$ sandblaster is what I used. Unless there is a need to remove it, its better left alone. It cost me more to remove it than it did to replace it.
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21-03-2013, 12:54
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Re: easy question
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21-03-2013, 12:58
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: easy question
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seaworthy Lass
I presume you mean coal tar epoxy used for corrosion protection?
It would need to be mechanically removed. Why would you want to remove it? |
they did not say the epoxy part....
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21-03-2013, 13:06
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: easy question
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21-03-2013, 13:07
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: easy question
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21-03-2013, 13:13
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Homer, AK is my home port
Boat: Skookum 53'
Posts: 4,042
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Re: easy question
Nice boat, why would you want to remove the tar? It is protecting your hull from corrosion.
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21-03-2013, 13:14
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: easy question
i have never heard of it before right now.
i was under the understanding that epoxy paint was the best coating?
is coal tar just fine too?
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21-03-2013, 13:17
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: East Tennessee
Boat: 1989 50 ft Roberts
Posts: 859
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Re: easy question
Is she a Roberts? From what I can see she looks exactly like what I started with.
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21-03-2013, 13:19
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: easy question
i have no idea if it is, they said 54' the spray is 52'? also the beam is a bit narrow for a spray at 16'6"
they might not know how to measure. its just a hull basically.
with a 6.2gm diesel, run into a 4WD transfer case...
so yeah, just a hull...
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21-03-2013, 13:21
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Homer, AK is my home port
Boat: Skookum 53'
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Re: easy question
I would leave it be. No reason to remove, excellent coating.
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21-03-2013, 13:25
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: easy question
ok thanks.
the first thing i thought was they rolled on roofing tar.
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21-03-2013, 13:39
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: East Tennessee
Boat: 1989 50 ft Roberts
Posts: 859
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Re: easy question
Nice project! Look very closely inside down low, thats where the rust will be hiding. The adventure begins.....
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21-03-2013, 13:48
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: easy question
yes. i would coat the inside bottom with epoxy paint.
and ditch the 4wd transfer case, lol.
just contacted him today... we will see.
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