Farr 6000
Owners
Association
General
Maintenance
of your Farr 6000
boat and trailer
Why join the Owners Association?
You as a Farr 6000 owner bought
your boat with one thing in mind —
to have fun — and so did every other
Farr 6000 owner. Therefore you all
have something in common. As you
sail your boat more you will discover
that you can have a lot of fun sailing
with other Farr 6000's whether
racing around the bay together or
exchanging ideas around the
barbeque on the beach. The next
natural step is to get together
periodically to fully enjoy your Farr
6000. The Owners Association offers
you a chance to meet new friends
with a common interest and provides
the opportunity of periodically
participating in organised activities
enjoying family outings, exchanges
of information, social activities and a
chance to compete in races,
enhancing your sailing ability and
giving you further sailing enjoyment.
The Farr 6000 Owners Association
has a basic consideration:- "To
extend each owners enjoyment of
his Farr 6000 through organised
family orientated sailing activities,
social activities and exchanges of
information".
The Association aims to encourage
the establishment of local fleets
where possible and will encourage
the organisation of regional and
National regattas.
The Association is run by the owners
for the owners.
Your Farr 6000 has been built in top
quality materials — so you own a
boat requiring a minimum of
maintenance — however the future
value of your boat will certainly
depend a great deal on its
appearance. For best results follow
these recommendations.
Gelcoat finish maintenance
1. After use in salt water hose your
Farr 6000 off with fresh water as
soon as possible preferably drying
with a chamois leather. This
removes salt from the fittings and
maintains the high gloss finish of
your deck and hull.
2. Periodically polish your Farr 6000
with a good quality marine wax or
car polish to protect the gelcoat
surface.
3. If you cannot store your boat
under permanent cover a loose
cover to protect the gelcoat from
continuous direct sunlight would
be a good long term investment.
Gelcoat staining and
discolouration Any problems of
staining or discolouration of
gelcoat can generally be removed
by one of the fibreglass cleaners
available. For best results follow the
manufacturers recommendations.
If in doubt contact your
marine dealer. Repairing
Gelcoat chips, gouges, scratches
It is almost unavoidable that during
the life of your boat damage will
occur to the gelcoat or coloured
surface. This is normally not as
serious as you might think. Materials
for repair are not costly and the
repair can normally be done by the
inexperienced.
Scratches
If the scratch does not penetrate
deeply into the gelcoat surface use a
rubbing compound. Dampen a soft
rag or use a power buff. Apply the
rubbing compound and a lot of
elbow grease. The scratch may not
disappear completely but its
noticeability will decrease.
Gouges and chips
To repair simply supply your Farr
6000 marine dealer with the serial
number of your boat and he will
obtain the correct colour of gelcoat
patch paste and catalyst for you.
Then adopt the following procedure.
1. Clean the area to be repaired of
dirt, gelcoat flakes, oil etc.
2. Using a small portion of patch
paste on a piece of cardboard or
flat wood, mix in thoroughly the
recommended proportion of
catalyst.
3. Apply the patch paste to the chip
or gouge with a razor blade or
small putty knife taking care to
match the contour of the area
being repaired. (It is better to
have more than not enough paste
on the repair).
4. If the repair is underneath the
boat or in an awkward spot a
piece of sticky tape may be
required to hold the patch paste
in position until it hardens.
5. Allow to harden thoroughly. In
most climates 1 to 2 hours should
be sufficient.
6. Shape the patch using fine wet
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