A beautiful, almost spring-like day with blue skies and a warm south wind. Perfect for a little boat work. Started on the Bristol varnish on the coaming and rub rails. The photo above is a deceptive. Much of the bow is in good shape and just touched up a spot or two. It is the rub rails that get the abuse for pilings and it will take a few coats to get them looking decent again. And, as always, will stick to my work boat regimen. Nothing fancy here.
Also put the final coats of primer on the rudder and at the bottom of the rudder stock. Will start finishing the rest of the stock with varnish tomorrow. We've got rain coming but it will still be warm enough to do the work.
6 comments:
Nice work. Would love to trade some tacks with you someday when you put in at Elizabeth City.
Hope to be down there in February.
Boat parts in the house, awesome!
I used to have to ask for permission but those days are long gone!
Hey Steve,
Do you use an anti fouling paint or just a topsides coat as you mostly trailer?
All the best!
Aaron
I began using anti fouling paint a couple of years ago. I have the boat in the water these days for anywhere from a couple days to five or six weeks. I found that even a few days sailing in warm water, say spring time down near Beaufort/Cape Lookout, would result in a bunch of tiny barnacles all over the bottom. Tiny, but a pain to scrape off. And having it in the water at a dock for a week or two in my area resulted in a lot of growth. I use a hybrid paint, hard enough to withstand trailering but also ablative.
steve
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