marking the waterline

[malliadan]

any ideas how to mark the exact waterline in order to give the water barrier and antifouling 

[shanook]

Once you get the boat of course complete with outboard and fuel as you would leave it on the mooring. Put the boat (if you can in birzebbugia, the water is dirtier there) and leave it for 3 days and you should have a nicely marked water line. take out of water mark it with wax pencil.
or else boat in water as above u go in water and mark the waterline with wax crayon.

[camkev]

You can leave it at imsida....it's better !!!!

[malliadan]

ok i thought that there was something more technical  

re: mooring, ours is already in b bugia

thanks
Daniel

[sirena]

put the the boat afloat fully loaded that if possible mark with a marker  afterwards put a  shore and jot down a line with masking tape .

i did so using a small tender boat .

[shanook]

Why try to re-invent the wheel.

[Destination Sea]

On the front of the boat i.e where the side of the boat starts to turn and where the bottom stops cut the masking tape at an angle inwards. thus when looking at the boat the antifouling looks straight. a bit difficult to explain.

[shanook]

yep Ian but if he puts in water he will see it maybe if not the guys said he has mooring in B'Bugia so u can meet him there yes?

[malliadan]

is it only me ? cause i didn't really understood these last too post!!!! 

imma nahseb fihmt x rid iffiser bil masking tape, timmarka quddiem u wara u taqta line bil masking tape hux? pero ma nahsibx li il waterline ha jkun daqsekk straight line, le?

Daniel

[robby017]

yes,  it will be straight....

[The_Gaffer]

Malliadan: if the boat is unique, then you have to find the waterline using the methods explained above.  If there are other boats around the same as yours, they you can get a rough idea where the waterline should be by observing the waterline(s) on similar boats.  Also, if the boat is built locally, then the boat builder should be able to help you here as well.  Talk to the owners of the boats in question. 
Keep in mind the following:  The water line should be about 2cm above the water mark with the boat fully loaded with fuel, engine(motor), water and 2 persons. 

[shanook]

Daniel I expect that u didnt understand the part of the masking tape as Ian said its not easy to explain thats why i suggested he meets u at b'bugia. AS Gaffer said u can talk to the manufacturer he will be able to help.

[malliadan]

ok guys thanks. it's just a simple matter with simple methods 

thanks
Daniel

[Destination Sea]

if you like  i can show you how my boat has been done.

[Destination Sea]

Loaded some pict maybe they help

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