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See this photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penguinfun/2502637566/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/penguinfun/2502637566/</a>. It shows the waterline of a '74 Mark II. Would the original waterline strip have been red gelcoat? If so, then it has been overpainted with some kind of white stuff (hard paint?), then the lower 2/3 was painted with black then blue antifouling, and the upper 1/3 was painted with red paint. Do you think I have this right? Thanks.---------
1974 C&C 27 Mk II
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1974 Mark II C&C 27
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Looks like the previous owner found a way of moving the waterline up. Submerged waterlines were pretty common with C&C's boats of that vintage. The waterline was moulded into the boat with a coloured gellcoat at the time of production. I have a 1972 options list for the 27 and the moulded boot top (waterline) cost an addditonal $60.00.
As the boats gained weight and owners loaded then up with gear the water lines were submerged and without anti-fouling they grew nasty stuff. I have seen many boats that have had similar treatments as your boat. The most effective is to extend "Interprotect" beyond the existing waterline and then either paint or tape a new one(s) on leaving a one inch gap between the top of the interprotect and the bottom of the first stripe.
The white paint you describe may have been applied for the same reason. In later production boats C&C moved the waterline up in the mould. On my MK IV if the light is just right you can still see the mould marks of the original location.
I'm not sure if the white paint" might already be Interprotect. Will check with a PO. In any case, the last PO said the waterline was about 1/2" below the new red painted stripe, so that confirms your explanation. Thanks.---------
1974 C&C 27 Mk II
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1974 Mark II C&C 27
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