Time to repaint the bottom

[K2MSmith]

I can't believe I've owned my Ericson 33 for over two years already. Time goes by.

The diving service that cleans my boat every 8 weeks has told me that it's time to repaint the bottom and I trust Dave's because he's a knowledable sailer himself and knows about the bottom of boats ! I know it was painted a few months before I bought the boat, so the paint has lasted perhaps up to 2 1/2 years. (I'm in SF bay area).

I received an estimate from Spaulding Marine for about $2700 to paint the bottom (33' boat) and that included haulout, prep and 2 coats of Petit Trinidad HD anti-foul paint. Does that price seem about right for California ? (everything here is more expensive because of overhead costs).

Separate from this cost, I am going to have them change engine oils and filter (because it's easier to dispose of from their yard) and also check thru-hull valves. Is there anything else that would be wise to do that isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg ? This is the first time I've hauled ot the boat aside from when the survey was done.

 

[bigd14]

Wow, that’s about twice what we would pay here in Portland. Rates around here are about $30-35/foot, not including paint. Add two gallons of paint for about $400 ($600 retail) which should be just enough for two coats (I just did this for my 30+ and had about 1.5 quarts left over). So that’s about $1500. I don’t doubt it would be much more expensive in CA, but I would probably want to shop around a bit more.

I would also do the following:

-Change the prop zincs
-Check the cutless bearing and replace if needed.
-Check the strut for play or corrosion
-Check the prop shaft seal to see if it needs replacing or the packing renewed (if it’s a PSS or bellows type carefully poke under and around to check for for any cracks or damage- it can be very hard to see).
-Check the rudder for play and damage.

Good luck with the process.

 

[Chschaus]

Trinidad HD is 250.00 a gallon @ defenders most marinas will do a weekend quick haul ( out Fri in Monday ) our marina charges under 500 , plenty of time to prep and apply two coats.

 

[K2MSmith]

Wow, that’s about twice what we would pay here in Portland. Rates around here are about $30-35/foot, not including paint. Add two gallons of paint for about $400 ($600 retail) which should be just enough for two coats (I just did this for my 30+ and had about 1.5 quarts left over). So that’s about $1500. I don’t doubt it would be much more expensive in CA, but I would probably want to shop around a bit more.

I would also do the following:

-Change the prop zincs
-Check the cutless bearing and replace if needed.
-Check the strut for play or corrosion
-Check the prop shaft seal to see if it needs replacing or the packing renewed (if it’s a PSS or bellows type carefully poke under and around to check for for any cracks or damage- it can be very hard to see).
-Check the rudder for play and damage.

Good luck with the process.

Does the 1500 in Portland include the haul out. ? Everything in Sausalito or SF is more expensive than most places due to high overhead ( rent , cost of labor etc ) .

 

[bigd14]

Yes that includes hauling out, pressure wash, blocking on stands and two coats of paint.
Yes it’s cheaper but all we have to sail on without a major trip is a narrow fast moving river!

 

[Stuphoto]

To me it sounds like an apples to oranges type thing.
With no real way to compare.


The boat yard I am still at can and has completely sanded and prepped the bottom of a 26' boat in 90 minutes, and it looked great.
But then again it was in good shape coming out.

Since you have your bottom regularly maintained I would think it's in a similar condition as this boat.

Another similar sized boat was 5 hours and still looked rough.
The same worker, equipment and everything. However it was rough to start with.

Mine was in even worse shape, even needed some glass repairs plus I am being fussy.
So far it has had several days of prep work, and isn't quite ready.

So you can see why there is absolutely no way to compare these jobs.

What often happens here is someone will tell them what they want done.
Then give them their top budget, and the yard will base the amount of prep work based on this.