[Mark Sr]

What's the best way to set your waterline on a hull that's never been painted.Do you put it the water and hope there's a scum line that goes all the way around the hull.

Thanks,
Mark Sr

 

[Captain Phil]

One easy way is to put the boat in the water and mark with a sharpie the back corners and at the bow.

 

[squidder 329]

With a full tank, also my old slip had a lot of current which splashed higher then my bottom paint causing growth.

 

[joe2897]

All of the above plus fill the water tank & add two fishing buddies :thumbsup:

 

[hookdup]

Splash her, let her sit, loaded, mark the scum line, pull her, clean her, prep her, and and paint.
Hopefully thereafter you do not keep adding gear.
At the end of the year i think I pulled about 200 lbs of lead off the boat, along with 12 Rubbermaid container that accumulated...
Also, in cleaning out the Hatteras, took off 22 bags of 30 year accumulated junk, and she went up an inch or 2....
Capt. Rich

 

[30 chris]

All of the above plus fill the water tank & add two fishing buddies :thumbsup:

try this.put it in the water,no current,and throw saw dust all around the water line.genlty haul out.then add 1.5''.it works!

 

[joe2897]

try this.put it in the water,no current,and throw saw dust all around the water line.genlty haul out.then add 1.5''.it works!

HA! ha! - I needed a good laugh.....

 

[Dunk]

HA! ha! - I needed a good laugh.....

You laugh Joe, but I've seen that done several times and it does work...when I was living in the Keys..

But, understand the bottom still needs preped. Mold release wax needs to be removed.. Lots of clean rags, lots of acetone and you only push the wax off in one direction. After that sanding the bottom..

Getting a boat bottom right for bottom paint is a real project even if the boat 20yrs old..