Probably far from comprehensive, but I wanted to get as much written down as possible: Re-rig the masts in preparation for hoisting them Review all safety equipment requirements (with an emphasis on equipment with expiration dates – fire extinguishers, flares, … Continue reading
This is the image I sorta had in my head when we started this whole painting thing. Yeah, we still have to paint the bottom (with more paint, dollar-wise, than we’ve used so far), but that’s the below-water part. This … Continue reading
There have been three days of work since my last update: Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday. Mark Best joined us on Saturday and got the first coat onto the outsides of the leeboards and the first coat of white on the … Continue reading
My nephew Ivo came from Philadelphia (with his parents) to help me celebrate. It was also my sister Anna’s birthday, but not her 46th; she’s younger than me.
We went back to Meinke’s on Sunday to paint (and paint and paint) The things we accomplished: Second coat on the inboard sides of the leeboards. Touch-up on the black parts of the masts. Base coat of white on the … Continue reading
As usual, click for more pics The black part of the hull is done. We also got a nice coat of paint on the masts and on one side of the leeboards. Funny thing: it turns out that one quart … Continue reading
Since June 9th, when we had a bunch of help with the initial sanding and the first coat of primer, we’ve been back to centennial several times. We’ve managed to: Sand again and apply second coat of primer. Sand again … Continue reading