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Thank you, James.

I'm unclear on this: I have finished recoring areas on my deck, and I consider them faired and ready for finish. Do I need a barrier coat before applying primer? I'm using Total Boat epoxy primer.
Thanks!

I'm making some good progress on my project C&C Corvette, getting ready to prime the deck. I'm settled on Alexseal for the topcoat, but having difficulty in color choice for the areas that won't be non-skid. White, but not glaring white, is what I'm after. The color card is hard to see differenc...

Thanks for posting this, as I'm working on the same project myself. Yours looks great.

In the course of the refit of my C&C Corvette, I discovered that the chainplates hanging knees were soaked and rotting. I cut them out and I'm now making new ones out of oukume marine ply that I had leftover from a previous boat build. How thick should the ply be for the knees? I have some 3\4 i...

I don't think he is talking about stress cracks, but just the tiny little cracks in the old gel coat. My boat, a 1969 C&C, is in need of this kind of repair so I was curious about this technique. James, would you say that a heavy sanding of the old gel coat, followed by rolling on a coat of neat...

https://youtu.be/ihhr283aW1A Any thoughts on this technique of laying CSM over the entire cabin top in order to “stabilize” the surface, which is the typical very old gel coat with millions of little checks in it? I like the idea, but wonder if it’s necessary. Won’t a high build primer do the job? T...

Also, Mark: It does have teak toe rails. Maybe I don't have the terminology right, but there is a teak toe rail, and inboard of that is the aluminum rail for a portion of the deck. Anyway, it's all off now and I found that the teak cockpit coaming boards appear to be in good shape, needing only a go...

Hmmm, I tried to post a few pics but only one shows up. I'll have to have my teenager help me with that!

Thanks Mark, I really like it too. To me it seems very similar to boats like the Alberg 30 and others of the era like that. Anyway, it's a bit of a project, with some soft spots on deck, and an interior that is really showing its age. I've sailed on the boat though in previous years, as I know the P...

Thanks James, I was hoping you'd chime in. There's nothing wrong with them, I was just hoping to be able to make them look decent when it comes time to re-install. What have you done on your refits with these parts?
Sean.

First time poster here, and just began working on my C&C Corvette. I've stripped the deck in preparation for some recoring and paint, etc. Looking ahead, I'm wondering about the aluminum toerails and other aluminum pieces. What do people do to refurbish these parts? Probably lots more questions ...