SWALLOW's bottom painting is done! This is the last 'large task'! Now to finish a few small things as I wait for the barrier coat, applied to protect the keel's steel shoe, to cure: 120 hours (five days) because of the 50-degree mid-April days. Bottom painting isn't the only work being done: Fixing, painting and … Continue reading Busy in the boat yard
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I’m losing my fingerprints
Sanding continues. My hands are sore and my fingerprints have diminished - I have difficulty using the fingerprint reader to unlock my cellphone! The toe & caprail, stem, bowsprit and transom are done. The boomkin is at a pause as I debate a change to the mainsheet hardware (more in this later). I sanded off … Continue reading I’m losing my fingerprints