Nugland

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, etc.)
• Bottom paint (and reviewing old photos really makes me want to throw some of the copper-bronze on the leeboards)
• Legalize the potty (including, perhaps

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 is what I want people to see when I sail up alongside.

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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 port side.

On Sunday, we got another coat onto the leeboards and the white part of the port… 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… Continue reading

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 ‘topmasts’ (like most ‘modern’ gaffers, Centennial’s ‘topmasts’ are just extensions of the mast)

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 of Interlux Brightsides is exactly equal to the amount of that paint we can paint in… 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 and apply first coat of black on the topsides.
Sand again and apply the second coat of black.

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