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Hello everyone, I have been a lurker and now I am not!
I am about to paint my boat white and add some hydro turf.
What kind of paint would be best using a foam roller? How about on the fiberglass CC?
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I plan to document the process for everyone too.

Maybe two tone paint on the sides.
moving things around
a blue/white swirl hydro turf maybe
upgrading the look to the tenth degree I hope!
 
It looks like the existing paint is sound so the preparation would
be as simple as washing with some TSP cleaner then paint.
If the paint is chipping or you have corrosion issues somewhere, you
need to address that prior to painting. The existing factory paint
will serve as a primer.
I had to strip my wife's 1958 Sears 1236 down to bare metal all over
and primed with RUST-OLEUM 8781502 Gray Aluminum Primer
I had to order it from Amazon.com as none of my local stores carry it.
I suggest a good quality latex paint as it will expand and contract with
the metal more easily than a hard enamel will.
GOOD LUCK !!!
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While searching Amazon.com again for some goodies, I found this . . . .
I did not know Rust-Oleum made "marine finish" paints. Might be worth a look
at Amazon if you are interested. Seems like it is not available in my local stores.
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There is nothing more grand than
to be just simply messing around
in an old boat . . . . POGO, 1960
 
Barefoot I saw that topside paint while searching around. I have some zinc chromate primer to hit the bare spots with. Also some white vinegar wash on all the surface before painting.

I have painted one other aluminum boat before but stayed with OD green. I used some military jeep paint and it worked well.

I'm getting excited on this revival project!
 
Barefoot_Johnny said:
There is nothing more grand than
to be just simply messing around
in an old boat . . . . POGO, 1960


I think your quote is more accurately attributed to Kenneth Grahame.

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows (Ratty speaking to Mole), 1908.
 
Willows Boat.jpgvery alert young man !!

and a portion of that excerpt was used in one of Walt Kelly's " POGO " books
back in the 1960s.

If I recollect correctly,
Pogo was in his flat bottom skiff, his friend Albert was lounging in the forward
part of the boat, his other friends, Mr. Deacon, Howland Owl and Miz Beaver were on the old rickity dock.
Miz Beaver was sitting on the dock with her toes in the water. (wish I had that cartoon so bad).
I have gone through countless hours on the net trying to find just that one.
My father (1925-1983) had ALL of the Pogo books..... the entire collection.
In 1999, I was cleaning out my mother's house and put all of those books on E-Bay for her.


LOL LOL Things we remember when we get old - but - can't remember when we had our
last dose of Metamucil !!!

Thank you for listing the original and complete phrase . . . is nice to know all of it now.
Johnny
 

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didn't know if you knew where POGO paraphrased from, I always liked this one!
 

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There are dozens and dozens of that phrase Pogo used with different scenarios.
My ex-wife is from Waycross, GA so Pogo (and Walt Kelly) is like a part of the family.

When I was in the Navy in Key West, FL way back in the 1960s, I was on a Destroyer Escort
out in the ocean shooting at a target being pulled by another Destroyer.
Using only solid lead 3" projectiles with no explosive head.
Well, accidents happen . . . one of our shots ricocheted off the water and made a direct hit into
the hull of the Destroyer that was pulling the target. It went through the midships section
a few feet above the water line. Right through the Crew's Galley and stopped there.
Fortunately, no one was injured.
The 3" hole in the hull was cut out with a torch and the squashed lead projectile was recovered
and both were mounted to a nice wood plaque with a brass engraved plate that said - - -
" We have met the enemy, and they is us ".
That plaque hung on the wall of the Crew's Galley until the ship was decommissioned years later.
I was on the USS Thomas J. Gary (DER-326) and I think (but not sure) the ship that got shot
was the USS Calcaterra (DER-390)
Below is a photo of me in 1968 holding (what I believe to be) the very round that did the damage......
Because shortly after I loaded the shell, a very loud CEASE FIRE CEASE FIRE CEASE FIRE went out
over all the loud speakers.
LOL I was only the loader - not the shooter LOL
 

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