Nugland

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 side. On Tuesday I went down on my own and put the last coat of white down all the way around.

The next trip might finish up the leeboards, Additionally, I plan on prepping for the various trim painting. That will involve masking, sanding and priming of the rub-rail (which will be the same yellow as the rudder) and the toe-rail (along the top of the deck). That’ll be painted black.

After that, it’ll be rigging and bottom paint. Oh, dear, the end is in sight.

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.