{"id":27286,"date":"2013-03-06T21:09:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T02:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=27286"},"modified":"2013-03-06T23:26:16","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T04:26:16","slug":"easy-fpb-facelift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/easy-fpb-facelift\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy FPB Facelift"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We like the matte gray unobtrusive looks of an aluminum hull that has been exposed to sea water for a year or so. But occasionally after a season of roughing it and sharing the odd harbor rafted to commercial or government vessels,<\/p>\n
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the topsides become adorned with hard to remove marks from dock\/rafting vessel’s tires. This we do not like.<\/p>\n
The answer will be found in a Makita grinder and a couple of boxes of Scotchbrite abrasive pads. One can either delegate the operation of said grinder, or do it oneself.<\/p>\n
FPB 64-3, Iron Lady<\/em>, recently got a topside polish, each side taking 40 man hours to complete. This seems like a very reasonable sum, compared to what it takes to keep a GRP hull looking good. On the other hand, there are parts of the world where the down home workboat look fits in better than shine.<\/p>\n It is nice being able to swing both ways.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"