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Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:16 am
by Maliburay
:banghead: Hello, Maliburay here, I'm new to this site so hello. I own a 22" Hewes Searunner HT, ET, and was told in 09 when I got the boat new the bottom should not be painted. Now that the hull has started to show some corrosion ( chine mostly ) I started to ask questions about painting the hull to the mfg. and dealer I'm told if I'm going to moor boat during fishing season it should be painted. I hear through the grape vine the person to talk to is Bob Omacase. I live in Kitsap co. and I hear he does too. Can someone tell me how to contact him? My number is 360-620-8709 and I'm in Keyport. Thanks, Ray

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:46 pm
by goatram
He goes by Chaps Here. I don't know the story behind that handle nor do I really want to know either. He ain't a Biker or a Cowboy that I know of.
Welcome :thumbsup:

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:17 pm
by Chaps
That handle? Given to me by my old man. I was always doing something that pissed him off and he'd say "that just chaps my BACK SIDE!" (thanks for the edit Les) then later he just started calling me that :thumbsup:

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:20 pm
by Sabs28
Chaps wrote:That handle? Given to me by my old man. I was always doing something that pissed him off and he'd say "that just chaps my BACK SIDE!" (thanks for the edit Les) then later he just started calling me that :thumbsup:
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Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 11:31 pm
by Chaps
Ray and I have touched base and I'm happy to announce that I'll be bottom painting his Hewescraft in the early fall. Thanks Ray!

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:04 pm
by scornett
Chaps, my boat looks just about like yours. I bought a place at Lake Texoma recently. It has dry storage for the boat, but there is also a dock. I left the boat in the water a week once and spent a couple hours washing off the green stuff. Woiuld a paint job protect the thing or do I have to spring for a boat lift?

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:47 pm
by welder
scornett, I live off of HWY 377 North, just 13 miles from the Juniper West boat ramp and Four miles north of Whitesboro, I have 40 acres of open parking here at my house if ya ever need to stash your ride instead of dragging it back and forth.

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:24 pm
by scornett
Pretty small world, I guess, Welder. Wish I'd known about you a few years ago. I keep it in the barn I bought out by Highport. But thanks. That country sure looks better than it has the last few years and the lake is certainly deeper.

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:10 pm
by Chaps
scornett wrote:Chaps, my boat looks just about like yours. I bought a place at Lake Texoma recently. It has dry storage for the boat, but there is also a dock. I left the boat in the water a week once and spent a couple hours washing off the green stuff. Woiuld a paint job protect the thing or do I have to spring for a boat lift?
As far as protecting the boat is concerned, in fresh water corrosion is not nearly the bogeyman that it is if you are keeping a boat in salt water. I'd put a magnesium anode on the hull and call it good. As far as slime or weed growth is concerned you could bottom paint it with an anti-foul coating but considering you will be keeping it on the hard most of the time I'd just douche it with a strong bleach solution when you pull it out for those times you leave it in long enough for that issue to arise.

Re: Alloy corrosion due to moorage/Bottom paint

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:22 pm
by scornett
Thanks, Chaps. I've fretted over that for a long time. Glad to have found this site.