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This owner of this 44' Swan brought his boat to Portland Yacht Services for an Awlgrip job. This job was started like any other. First we estimate repairs needed, the customer signs the estimate and the work begins. During the estimating process hundreds of blisters were discovered and we realized this was not your average paint job. At that point we notified the customer as to what was found and gave him an estimate based on repairs needed to properly prepare the hull for the paint. It was determined that the most cost effective method of repair involved power-planning the entire hull. This would give us the working surface needed to move forward with the Awlgrip job. Keep in mind that when you remove as much material from the hull as we did material must be put back. So with that being said the project plan went like this.
Labor Breakdown

Power-Plane The Hull
Soft pad Entire Hull
Lay-up 6mls Fiberglass
Router In New Cove Stripe
Soft pad New Fiberglass
Apply Spray able Fairing
Long board Spray able Fairing
Apply High Build Primer
Long board High Build Primer
Apply Finish Primer
Sand Finish Primer
Apply Awlgrip Paint System
Mask & Paint Cove Stripe
Mask & Paint Boot Stripe
Apply Gold Leaf Lettering

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44' Swan Sailing Vessel

1st And 2nd Pass Gelpeel Test Area

2nd Pass With Gelpeel Tool

Finishing The Gelpeel Process

Notice The Hull Stifiners

New Fiberglass Must Be Applied Before Fairing Can Begin

40 mil. Sprayable Fairing After Longboarding

We Use A Wooden Batten To Route In The Cove Stripe

Sprayable Fairing Applied 1st Application

This Is The Port Bow Cove Stripe

The Entire Hull Must Be Longboarded

More Longboarding

Now We Can Begin Finishing The Cove Stripe

We Apply 545 Finish Primer For The Awlgrip Paint

Masking The Cove Stripe

3 Coats Of Gold & 6 Coats Of Clear

Starboard Cove Stripe Aft.

Starboard Cove Stripe Forward

Port Cove Stripe Finished

Masking For The Boottop

The Bootop Finished

Starboard Bow Area

Starboard Midship Area

Ablative Bottom Paint Will BE Applied

Awlgrip Paint System Complete



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