The popular VC17m produced by International Yacht Paint will be retired from the market on May 6th 2024 and prohibited its use from November 8th 2024. So what now? I was hoping in a conversion paint that can be over coated, however, International reply is “If you want to continueContinue Reading
I was supposed to write this earlier on this spring, however, it did not happen and now a long time due, let us view at one of the performance optimization carried on during the past winter: sharpening the trailing edges of underwater foils. The keel trailing edge comes from theContinue Reading
Sunny, very little wind. It finally was a good chance to paint with epoxi the hull and paint with antifouling. Here the steps: Build a shield against dust, direct sun and insects Paint 4 layers epoxy International VC Tar Insertion of rudder axle Application of anti-fouling International VC17m Re-positioning theContinue Reading
Finally spring is in the air. The temperature swings between 6 and 9 degrees Celsius. The keel has been sanded with sand paper grit 80. Rust spots have been sanded away to bare metal and painted with two component epoxy primer International VC TAR2. Next step is to putty whereContinue Reading
During last autumn I have set out with a “small” project, or at least that is what I thought then, to give a refresh to Veloce’s bottom. As I had notice that the paint coming off in some areas close to waterline and on the keel, I decided to removeContinue Reading