Re: [omc-boats] painting the rogue

Yup, you are correct - but most of the cleats were not plastic - most
were steel - and yes, they were called "eyes" Dave

"Gregory B. Fell" wrote:

> Correct me on my terminology, if I am incorrect; but, aren’t the
> cleats on the four corners. They are made of plastic. These boats
> were lifted by the metal “eyes” (don’t know the correct term) at the
> center of the bow and stern. Right?
>
> Gregory B. Fell
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> From: owner-omc-boats@...
> [mailto:owner-omc-boats@...] On Behalf Of David
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> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 11:17 AM
> To:omc-boats@...
> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] painting the rogue
>
> While working at OMC in engineering we often did hull modifications.
> We used epoxy to form spoilers etc. and then wet sanded the area and
> spray painted with gel coat - I would suggest doing the same. wet sand
> the whole hull, patch holes etc. with any good epoxy and sand smooth,
> then spray paint with gel coat - also, you should be able to lift the
> boat by it's cleats - that's how we hauled them out of the water at
> Johnson Motors - then we would lift the boat about 7 feet in the air
> and pressure wash the bottoms - standing under them! I admit, I was
> always nervous doing that, but I'm still here today. So, find a garage
> with strong joists and three come-alongs (two on the stern and one on
> the bow) and have at it. Dave
>
> Glenn Halweg wrote:
>
>> I think the paint you're referring to is made by Interlux expensive
>> at around $40 a quart.http://www.yachtpaint.com/usa/home/default.asp
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bill Desmond
>> To: omc-boats@...
>> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:21 AM
>> Subject: [omc-boats] painting the rogue
>>
>> I would like to get a new coat of paint on the old rogue this
>> summer. I'm not really sure what I should be looking for when I go
>> to buy paint. I read an article in a boating mag. about a self
>> leveling paint that can be rolled and brushed on. I cant find the
>> article so I thought maybe one of you would know of it.I'm not sure
>> what to use for topside and the stripes, I figure the hull is a no
>> brain er "hull paint". I have no idea how I'm going to get at the
>> bottom, I dont know if I can jack it up off the trailer and block
>> it. It looks pretty scary. Maybe if I did ever thing I could get
>> at and then blocked it so I could remove 1 roller set at a time, but
>> that would take forever letting it cure before replacing the roller.
>> Another ??? I have is what to use to fill small holes. Bondo /
>> resin. There is 2 or 3 sets of snaps that I would like to get rid
>> of. It has a set of those tower snaps that really bug me. Always
>> getting pocked. Anyways I figure I would remove the snap, then
>> taper the holes and fill them with bondo or something else. Then
>> prime it. The next few weeks ill be working part time so there will
>> be more time than money, so it should be a perfect time to prep it
>> for paint. I just got done putting in a 327 replacing the newer 305
>> that the starter would only bolt up with 1 bolt and had a crack in
>> the block. I ran the battery dead turning it over to lube and pump
>> up the lifters, so it has not run yet. That's the goal this
>> weekend.Anyway,Happy boatingDaemian
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