The hull was sanded, touch-up sanded and cleaned three times. Rolled the first coat of Pettit Hydrocoat. This goes so much faster than all the preparation steps. The hope is the prep work means the paint sticks! 😆
It be red
Month: April 2019
Back to sanding
With the topsides done I've begun prepping SWALLOW'S bottom for antifouling paint. So far I've sanded topside paint off the hull from the current waterline up to the new 3" higher line. Along most of he bottom of her keel SWALLOW has a steel shoe. The lowest gudgeon and pintle are also steel (rest of … Continue reading Back to sanding
A large task done
After lot and lots and lots of sanding and a final coat of Interlux Brightside I'm calling SWALLOW'S topsides reconditioning done. I'm happy with the results. The hope is I did all the steps correctly and I'll not need to do do more than occasional touch ups for many years. I now need to work … Continue reading A large task done
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