cleaned /painted bilge pictures

[jefflaw35]

[jordan]

Can you not read and understand that he lives in Germany and does not understand many of our common slang expressions. If he is like many folks who do not have a good command of our language, he is using a dictionary to move from his German words to our English words and many times that comes out very strangely. Cut him some slack please.

I agree with Tim. I think things just got mixed in translation. EM63 has never been negative before.

[Freddy]

hey guys thanks for all the input/compliments. I'm not even going to address the argument I inadvertently started.
I will however say this:
I did this project because I couldn't stand how filthy the bilge was. I wanted to get rid of dirt and odor. Protecting the fiberglass and wood down there didn't seem like a bad idea either.
The job wasn't easy but the reward is quite substantial. The dirt and oil weren't the only issues down there. the shower sump box had a broken bilge pump in it so it was letting drainage from the floor in the head get into the bilge. the cabin of this boat smelled like a combination of a used oil filter and one of the mens rooms at fenway after a double header. Replacing that odor with the smell of fresh paint gives me real job satisfaction.
Now all we can smell is the old, moldy carpet and curtains.

[Freddy]

quick tip! you can take a brush and hit the contaminated spots with a brush after its dry, not a problem. they just didnt like your first coats. If you have to. Take thinner on a wet rag and wipe them. Be small, then just touch up, and your good! looks great man!

I think you may have confused thin spots for contamination. I wiped everything down with mineral spuruts before I painted. looking at the pictures I posted, I now see it and it does look like dirt or oil came through.

[bkwesq]

Great job! I have to admit that when I did my bilge this same way it was the single biggest transformation of the restore. Gave me hope that I could get it done-

[Big D]

....I'm not even going to address the argument I inadvertently started....

No worries....one of those regular Saterday night things I'm sure

The job looks great. Sometimes it really is the stuff you can't see after it's all said and done that give you a real sense of security because you know you did it right and can put it to bed and move on.

A good tip to keep in mind is to periodically put a little bleach down the shower drain and run a lot of water afterwards. That will keep the shower sump fresh and help prevent that nasty black stinky growth. Bleach will eat up the seal in the pump if left sitting in it, so rinse good.

[Freddy]

The job looks great. Sometimes it really is the stuff you can't see after it's all said and done that give you a real sense of security because you know you did it right and can put it to bed and move on.

A good tip to keep in mind is to periodically put a little bleach down the shower drain and run a lot of water afterwards. That will keep the shower sump fresh and help prevent that nasty black stinky growth. Bleach will eat up the seal in the pump if left sitting in it, so rinse good.

Thanks. My original intent was to paint below the v-berth(admiral's orders) because it looked moldy/mildewy and stunk. After removing the floorboards, I realized that if I was going to paint the bilge below the floor, it needed to be done before launch. Now I will probably wait until I'm in the water to paint the rest of what I can reach. The bilge under the cockpit was painted at some point and is good enough for this season. While the engine was being replaced I also washed away some spray paint that was put down to obviously freshen up the engine bay right before I bought it but the dirt it was covering came right off with it, revealing good paint, so I'm ignoring that as well.

[Big D]

It's all about keeping the Admiral happy...or else

[prowlersfish]

Can you not read and understand that he lives in Germany and does not understand many of our common slang expressions. If he is like many folks who do not have a good command of our language, he is using a dictionary to move from his German words to our English words and many times that comes out very strangely. Cut him some slack please.

I agree with Tim. I think things just got mixed in translation. EM63 has never been negative before.

X2 Somethings get lost in translation , All in all he posts better then most of use would on a german site .

As far as the insults to him they should be removed . Just un called for and against the rules of the site ,

[gettaway]

EM63:

my wife speaks fluent german, and trust me, the direct translation from german to english is rather abrupt,

there was a post back a while ago about throttle linkage, EM63 was trying to say that he didnt think that a certain linkage would work, however it came across a little more insulting,

No harm no foul, hell the guy's trying to add to our forum and I seriously doubt he would ocme back and contribute if he thought we were all fools.

Welcome Heiner, were glad you are here and it's intersting to see a Trojan F32 across the pond, those are some nice risers on that boat!

[DAVIDLOFLAND]

Prowlerfish and Gettaway are spot-on with their last two posts.

[EM63]

OK - guys and gals - I'm back ind the game.

Thank you very much for your fair play My favorite rebuilder is Dave, and I will try to follow his examples.

Actually I'm working on our bilge too - it's clean and shiny, but any water is still coming down. No idea from where

I wanted to have the V-berth area free from furniture and stuff, but the engine-specialist we have engaged, need free space at the saloon - and right now we have another gallon of fresh water in the bilge

All of our 4 Batteries are dead by not turning off the main key and we have to install new ones.

@ Freddy: Sorry for that posts in front (this time not wooden one's) but my claims for longlife works are little different - please do not take this personally
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Greetings - Heiner

[jefflaw35]

My apologizes as well. To Heiner and Freddy. words can look funny on a computer screen. wheather they are intentional or not. Im sure it would have played out different if we were all standing there in person.

[EM63]

Excuse accepted

Now we can go back to the real facts punishing our beloved boats
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Greetings - Heiner

[jefflaw35]

Excuse accepted

Now we can go back to the real facts punishing our beloved boats
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Greetings - Heiner

I am the one being punished by her latly. Rudder handed me my a$$, I should have painted like Freddy first, what a filthy painful place to sit and lay down in for 9 hours over a 2 week period of time of course. could only handle a couple hours at a time.