Eight Crows continue on the Ericson 27 in this video they epoxy primer seal the hull below the waterline using ePaints EP 1000. Then add a white anti-fouling...

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hey guys welcome to another video

related to the erickson restoration

project we've invested another three

days working on the hull to improve the

surface finish this extra effort has to

push the sanding to about nine days a

quick walk around as I just did has

found the hull looking mighty good in my

eyes the paint we've decided to use to

seal below the waterline is a paint

eco-friendly prime 1,004 the bow

antifouling paint we're gonna use their

EP is that o in a what Lisette o in a

name is for zinc o Medina an organic bio

sign which does not persist in the

environment this is better because the

paint will have a smaller impact on our

aquatic ecosystems

hence eco-friendly paint is the only way

to go in my mind well I'll make it to

and from whisper tank again

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it's a two-and-a-half-hour right that's

like going to Kamloops yes and that's

one tank of gas when you turn around you

put another tank guys well we made it

back on one tank of gas news indeed just

because we went in the van yeah the van

has 40 gallon tank when we fill the van

up which was almost full we have twice

as much fuel as what's in your car okay

on that note of twice as much fuel this

is take six I'm gonna attempt it better

what I just did

plan today is to epoxy prime the hull

with EP 1,000 manufacturer recommends

this primer be used to maximize the

adhesion of any engine cowling paint or

foul release coating on glass aluminum

ruler hulls which makes sense as that's

what primers do EP 1000 is a two-part

epoxy primer that greatly minimizes

water absorption and is an excellent

choice for osmotic blister prevention on

glass walls like the earth compared in

our application we're going to be

working towards achieving a total

barrier protection which will consist of

at least three coats each coat will be

applied with a foam roller at 68 I'm

thinking Mills wet and it's gonna cure

out to about four to five the Erickson

Hall will get a total dry film thickness

of primer that is about 12 to 15 mils in

thickness our minimum repaint on

previous coats at today's blistering 83

degrees Fahrenheit is going to be under

three hours the first coat of

antifouling paint the epz Oh has to be

applied when the primer final primer

coat is about the three hour mark and it

should feel soft to the touch but not

that's gonna be an interesting to

discover because I never felt something

like that so I'm thinking it's gonna be

close to the three-hour mark the first

antifouling code wants to dry overnight

before applying any consecutive coats

therefore this means we're into painting

for the next two days for mixing of the

e prime 1000 which is a two-part epoxy

as I said it's four to one Part A to

Part B and it's by volume I'm so excited

you I can't wait to get started have all

weekend I wanted to do it but I was

sanding so let's mix up some paint and

we'll begin its application oh and my

plan is I want to put just that extra

little bit of protection on the keel and

in the stern by where the prop comes out

so I'll be doing those first so they'll

be four coats there in those areas

anyway away we go Mills what's the

middle one thousandth of an inch

makes a big difference

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now

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you smell grandma's

like

the yard the paint well I'm sitting here

at the end of the day this is two coats

of ep 1000 the paint performed exactly

as I was expecting it to man I sure

didn't make any promises that it didn't

live up to the only thing that I was

expecting is maybe a little bit more

whiter but that's okay we'll let this

paint dry overnight and our cure is a

better word for it because it is epoxy

in the morning we will lay down its

final and third coat and then once it's

ready in that sort of plastic e not

tacky anymore state we're gonna drop the

bottom paint onto it the first coat and

let it sit overnight again it's looking

like not two days but three days it's

gonna take me to paint this boat it

doesn't matter it's fine it was so hot

here today it was it was like 38 with

the humidity but I mean 35 other ones

good day and we'll see you tomorrow

we'll see how it goes I I can't tell if

it's soft and gooey but it's non tacky

this is the third coat so I've been

walking around looking at different

things but I guess this is one I'm gonna

just put the antifouling paint on it did

some mixing it looks good it's good and

thick they want to use their magic

thinner to thin it I didn't buy any so

I'm just going to use it in its regular

viscosity levels

yeah that's wait looks mighty weight to

me and you put the roller on there and

all there for a second

well guess what finished our first coat

of the ee8 settle antifouling paint on

the ericsson looks pretty good

it was pretty easy to use wasn't

anything difficult didn't give me any

grief I'd recommend it to anybody I'll

be so pissed off when I drip on the

rudder

here we go

Adams work

well this is too much paint

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not over you don't know the hack oh so

so me saying hi there guys oh I'd love

to give you a hug isn't working no let

take two of the outro

well we've completed the bottom paint on

the Ericson 27 I'm terribly pleased with

the results this being my first attempt

ever at doing something like this I

guess all the research on the processes

and the materials handling definitely

paid off in these results here here

looking at pinstriping this is the

waterline my son painstakingly laid out

that pinstriping his first time ever

also I'm more than happy with the

results that came out there may be a

couple of Wiggles there but I'm ok with

it it just needs to show me that the

boats not sinking next on this reef at

its back to the deck prepping for paint

maybe gel coat I haven't decided on the

finish yet if you give me some

suggestions on which one I should do

maybe we'll look into it and maybe we'll

go with what you tell me what to do I

said she was gonna look beautiful and

she does now I would like to say thank

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