New Guy with New Boat

Hi, I've just found this site and like it. We just purchased a 1962 custom skier. It was restored 10 years ago, still runs great but it needs to have the bottom repainted. The past owner started sanding and has it about half done. Can anyone tell me what kind of paint or other products I'll need to get. The wood is in very good condition. Thanks for any help that can be offered, Bill.

Welcome to the wonderful site of CC'S.. Congrats on your new boat, hope your restoration and this site becomes helpful in all ideas and thoughts... There are some true gems on here that can help you in all aspects of the boat.

8122pbrainard wrote: Bill, Welcome. How about getting us some pictures! We'll wait for more info and pictures.

We love pictures!

john

Bill,
This Compact did come up on site when it was first listed on ebay. The only error in the listing is the displacement of the engine. It's a 144 and not the 200 cu. in. if it is the 85HP. Here's some pictures for everyone:





It looks like some kind of filler has been use to fair the bottom as well as patch the transom. Without seeing them in person, it's hard to say how long these will hold. The boat was not restored but had a cosmetic job only. A restoration would have replaced the bad wood and most likely the complete bottom.

The bottom has been done in a bronze bottom paint. This most likely came from the factory. The later Compacts did have the bronze and it was a option on earlier models. The only bronze you can get now due to the EPA removing the tin from the traditional anti fouling bronze is a hard racing bronze. It's not anti fouling but does have the same look. Pettit makes it. Pettit 1959 bronze

I suggest getting down to as much wood as you can, get some CPES (clear penetrating epoxy sealer) on it, then Interlux Interprotect 2000E before you go with the bronze. These coatings can be found at Jamestown which is the link I provided.

Congratulations on the purchase. Tell us more. Are you new to boating?

Get some pictures and some text submitted for the diaries. There's a link in that section for the application.

Posting pictures is pretty easy. Use the "post reply" rather than the "quick reply". You'll see a icon with a tree and a up arrow on it. Clicking on it will bring up a browse window that allows you to pick pictures that are on your computer. If they are too big for the site, resizing will be needed.

Bill,
The price seems appropriate but work is needed. I'd worry about transom frame and stem rot in the areas where the ply hull skin have been patched.

You mentioned the seller "changing the transom"? From the picture, I don't see any evidence of that. Can you elaborate?

BTW, forward near the stem, the waterline goes over the spray rail and then continues forward to the stem. Below it is bottom paint but above its bright finished (stain/varnish) IE: The bottom paint does not go all the way to the bottom of the spray rail near the stem.

Bill,
How about giving posting pictures a try. We'd love to see more!

customskier wrote: I made it though to part of resizing the picture - I do not know how to do that ?

Bill,
Did the site tell you the pictures were too big?

There are a couple of ways to do it. Since you have pictures on your computer, you must have some type of photo software. Many of these have resizing features built in. If so, try resizing them to 640x480.

The other is to use a on line photo service such as www.photobucket.com These are free and all you need to do is sign up (and put up with the pop up ads on the site ). I'm sure it will take some getting used to but you set the size that the CCfan site likes which is "large" (640x480). Then, you download the pictures off your computer onto photobucket and it automatically resizes each picture.

Bill,
If you don't have the downsizing on your computer and end up having to go to photobucket, there's another set of instructions for getting the pictures from it onto CCfan. I didn't tell you anything about that yet! I didn't want you to go into computer overload!! Don't worry - I was real rough on computer skills as well - still am at times!!!

In a pinch I just right click on the picture & email it to myself. there is an option to compress it in outlook. Works fine.

Does anyone know the weight of a compact skier ? What years were they produced, (in wood). Was a V-8 engine an option ? What kind of top speed, (in MPH) ??? Thanks, Bill.

Don't worry, no thoughts of repower or going fast. I don't like to see anything old be hacked.

customskier wrote: Should I sand or use paint stripper to remove the 3 coats of old paint on the bottom of our boat ? There is about .020" between the joints in the center of the bottom and the outside trim board along bottom. Do these joints need to be caulked, if so with what, or just painted shut ???

Bill,
You'll be sanding forever!! Go with the stripper. You're most likely have to use a methylene chloride (zip strip) as the paint that's on there is probably pretty tough.

8122pbrainard wrote: Any of the seams opening up?

So, they are opened up!! You had better take a even closer look at the condition of screws and bungs! The CC wood hull suffers from the bedding compound (Dolfinite type) used as a filler as well as between all the frames and the hull. With age, this dries out and the only thing holding the ply (or planking) on is the screws. If not corrected by removing the ply and refastening with 5200, no amount of caulking will stay put in the seams. The movement will just loosen it up.

No, painting the seams "closed" won't do it!

We'll be waiting for the pictures.

Well I guess I know how to post pictures now. The next step will be taking better ones !!! Sorry it took me so long.

The picture with the red paint has a shadow by the center strip, thats not a large gap. The stripper is working well. Thank you all for your help , Bill.

Which grit sanding discs should I use ? What kind of filler or caulk should be used over the screw heads ?