Started masking in preparation of painting the hand rails, since I know exactly what kind of a slob I am, once there is a paint brush in my hands! :-[
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Also masking-off for the cabin roof "eyebrows".
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Like so:
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And the hand rails:
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All those (decidedly non-nautical) bright colors somehow make me think of Jamaica, or perhaps Miami's Art Deco District. :)
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How to get from this: :o
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To this, in only 3 easy coats!! 8)
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And the same was done with the stern.
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With the same results.
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Also did a "ding" touch-up, on one of the dead light frames.
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LAST COAT OF PAINT ON THE GRATE!! Yayyy!!! ;D
(Be Realistic, Charles; >:( there's no such thing as a final coat of paint, on a boat.) >:(
OK: THIRD COAT OF PAINT!! ;D YAYYY!!!! ;D
(Hey! You take your Small Victories, where you find them!) :P
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2nd coat on the eye brows and hand rails.
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That was it for a while, as another cold front came through.
Cold Front = Sub-Assembly Chores. :P
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Like finally mounting my 5-dollar cam cleat mainsheet block! 8)
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And bolting on the nylon fasteners (not a fan, of metal around compasses) :P onto the compass frame
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As seen from the back:
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And ready for mounting on bulkhead #3, once all the painting is finished.
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Got some Bedit bedding tape from Sailboat Owners, first formulated by a guy whose TSBB handle was MaineSail, a bunch of years back.
Absolutely hands down, the best bedding tape I have ever used. :D So good, that I seriously considered flipping the boat over again and changing out the bedding already under the skeg rub strips.
Then my back reminded me why that might not be completely necessary, after all. :o
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Going under the hinge, for the filler boards locker lid.
All screwed in place. Now to deal with those excessive screw lengths.
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By using that most useful tool, the Sawzall; 8) the power tool that can cut anything, but a straight line.
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Works good.
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More bedding tape under the cockpit deck screws.
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Looked good . . . . .
. . . . . . Until I quit leaning on it. DOHHHH!!!! :P
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3 coats of epoxy, 2 coats of primer and 3 coats of paint, all conspired to put the hinge edges a little too close together and caused it to "spring" instead of lying flat. >:(
This is not as Mickey Mouse as it looks; :P it's not an attempt to warp or "spring" the hinge back. ::)
The real intent of the weights, is to force the paint to expose flat spots in the paint edge (where the pressure is greatest) so I can determine where and how much to grind back, to ensure a proper fit, again.
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THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT!!! ;D
Last (or 3rd) ;) coat of Sea Foam paint on the handrails and eyebrows.
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And then more masking-off, in preparation for painting the cabin roof and transom cap.
First coat of Grand Banks Beige.
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And also the transom cap.
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I'd be lying, if I didn't admit to being full-on EXCITED about this progress, in spite of everything Mother Nature is trying to throw at me, in these winter months! :D
We're about to get several consecutive days of really cold weather. :(
I'm taking that as an omen, that I should go to the St Petersburg Sailboat Show, instead of freezing to death in the car port, trying to find something to do!! ;D
Equal parts, anticipation and frustration >:( and more frequently, having to remind myself:
It's going to take as long as it takes, and that's all there is to it. :-X
Looked around again, at all the junk in my computer room, that more properly belongs in the boat:
Soon . . . . soon . . . . . . :)
Charles Brennan
Looking great! Of course the sailboat show is on the 1 weekend out of 7 that I have to work!
Charles, I meant to ask - what did you use as "grit" for the non-skid areas?
Noemi, You didn't recognize it from my post in December? ???
When I referred to it as the "World's Most Expensive Salt Shaker"?? ???
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Guess I got a little carried away with the duct tape! :P
It's Awl Grip Griptex 73013.
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Not cheap, but the best "feel" of any non-skid (at least to my skin), since the Interlux Interdeck, that I used to have on Urchin. Everybody always tests it by feeling with their palm; I test it by scraping it across the back of my thigh, since that's what's going to come into contact with the non-skid, most often.
It's a Polymer bead, as opposed to the more usual aluminum-oxide.
Comes in fine, coarse, and extra coarse; fine felt like you could slide right off it, and extra coarse felt like falling off your bike at age 10, and skinning your knee.
Hope this helps,
Charles Brennan