Cameron's FS14LS+5%

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Lookin' good Cameron. Wondering why you chose to go with EZPoxy? Paint has been one of the most confusing things for me.

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Looking good guy. The two part EZPoxy is supposed to be a good paint. Tom
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Mojosmantra wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:55 pm Lookin' good Cameron. Wondering why you chose to go with EZPoxy? Paint has been one of the most confusing things for me.
It started with a color choice that I couldn't find anywhere else. Ocean Blue and Seattle Grey. That was my plan for a while, so I bought Petit primer and brushing thinner when I was fairing. After I decided to change colors I figured it would just be easiest to stick with Petit since I already have some Petit brand materials. I could have went anywhere for Platinum(kingston grey in other brands).

The other reason I liked the idea of EZPoxy was the additive that you can get with it. It doesn't really make it a true 2 part polyurethane since it's not required, but seems to get it closer to that performance level.

Cost is another factor. I really wanted to use the EMC Quantum paint, but couldn't justify the significant cost increase. Maybe next time around when I'm more experienced.

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bamaguy0 wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:30 pm Photos!
Well done on the rub rails, those really stack up nice, should give you some spray protection I would think. I may have some trailer envy as well. I wanted a sweet Alum trailer like that but cheap me said no way.
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Brand new was 1220 out the door! I had similar sized Magic-Tilt galvanized quoted at like 1400. It was a no brainer for me. I had to go over 2 hours away to get it. Boat trailers are scarce in FL.

I will say I am not enthused about some of the welds or the wiring, but for the price I couldn't say no.

It's not that the welds are bad, but they made structural welds and then simply because there was a gap between the 2 channel pieces(diff size stock) they just filled it. I'm sure people who don't know any better asked for it, but what they don't realize is a glop of weld just to fill a gap like that will be more likely to crack than a simply functional one. :doh:

I'm considering rewiring the thing or at least wrapping the existing wiring with some chafing protection.

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On the EMC front... any idiot can make it look good by accident. That stuff is the “Pillsbury cinnamon roll” of paints. As a confirmed idiot I managed to get a solid finish by just following the directions. The times I tried to improve on the directions it went to hell-in-a-handbasket. If I ever get the nerve to paint the “big” boat I’ll wind up dropping the $$ on EMC again.

That said, once seen some stellar finish from Pettit and Interlux. I’m just too stupid to do those well.
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Maybe I should have splurged then...A painter I am not.

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bamaguy0 wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:12 am Brand new was 1220 out the door! I had similar sized Magic-Tilt galvanized quoted at like 1400. It was a no brainer for me. I had to go over 2 hours away to get it. Boat trailers are scarce in FL.

I will say I am not enthused about some of the welds or the wiring, but for the price I couldn't say no.

It's not that the welds are bad, but they made structural welds and then simply because there was a gap between the 2 channel pieces(diff size stock) they just filled it. I'm sure people who don't know any better asked for it, but what they don't realize is a glop of weld just to fill a gap like that will be more likely to crack than a simply functional one. :doh:

I'm considering rewiring the thing or at least wrapping the existing wiring with some chafing protection.

I like to rewire my trailers with outdoor extension cords, has worked well for my util trailer that has crossed the continent maybe 6- times.
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bamaguy0 wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:12 am Brand new was 1220 out the door! I had similar sized Magic-Tilt galvanized quoted at like 1400. It was a no brainer for me. I had to go over 2 hours away to get it. Boat trailers are scarce in FL.

I will say I am not enthused about some of the welds or the wiring, but for the price I couldn't say no.

It's not that the welds are bad, but they made structural welds and then simply because there was a gap between the 2 channel pieces(diff size stock) they just filled it. I'm sure people who don't know any better asked for it, but what they don't realize is a glop of weld just to fill a gap like that will be more likely to crack than a simply functional one. :doh:

I'm considering rewiring the thing or at least wrapping the existing wiring with some chafing protection.
My galvanized karavan 1200# was $1500 and I was stoked to get it, they were getting very hard to find. They are not the commodity up here that they are down there.
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Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
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