Stray Current
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- Oct 27, 2019
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- Boat Info
- 2007 260DA
- Engines
- ‘07 6.2 Horizon MPI / ‘24 SeaCore Bravo III - ‘07
Kohler 5ECD
If any of you have been following my 260 thread, you’ve seen that I’ve been chasing galvanic issues with my outdrive paint. I suspect I had the wrong paint applied at some point before my ownership. Everything else in the bonding/anode system checks out
She’s been blasted bare. I should have had him go more aggressively on the pitting but I wasn’t sure of the casting thickness. I may have it re blasted as this got back-burnered after hurricane Ian. Newer transom assembly isn’t experiencing the same issues so that will simply be top coated at final assembly.
So now I’m trying to settle on a final paint process, and I would like some input.
at this point I’m thinking:
alumiprep33, aggressively mixed
Alodine
Interprotect 2000E thinned, sprayed 3-4 coats
Trilux 33 2-3 coats
what are your thoughts? I’d like to avoid having to hire a professional painter to lay a urethane coat. They’re all backed up at least 6 months with all the hurricane damage on boats and vehicles. I’m trying to be back in the water by March at the latest to start demoing for sale.
She’s been blasted bare. I should have had him go more aggressively on the pitting but I wasn’t sure of the casting thickness. I may have it re blasted as this got back-burnered after hurricane Ian. Newer transom assembly isn’t experiencing the same issues so that will simply be top coated at final assembly.
So now I’m trying to settle on a final paint process, and I would like some input.
at this point I’m thinking:
alumiprep33, aggressively mixed
Alodine
Interprotect 2000E thinned, sprayed 3-4 coats
Trilux 33 2-3 coats
what are your thoughts? I’d like to avoid having to hire a professional painter to lay a urethane coat. They’re all backed up at least 6 months with all the hurricane damage on boats and vehicles. I’m trying to be back in the water by March at the latest to start demoing for sale.