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| Tuesday, September 15, 2009 I spent the day preparing the boat for high-build primer. I began by sanding the final application of fine filler in the cockpit, around the rudder tube area. Afterwards, I sanded the entire cockpit and adjacent deck areas with 80 and 120 grit paper on a vibrating finishing sander. I cleaned up and vacuumed the boat inside and out, solvent-washed the decks, and masked off the port openings, hatch openings, and other areas to close off the interior spaces during spraying.
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After removing the staging temporarily, I continued preparations on the hull. After first giving the hull a solvent wipe-down to get it clean and dust-free enough for tape to stick, I prepared to mark a new waterline. Using some reference marks I'd made as a guideline back when the boat still had its old paint, I struck a new, straight waterline to demark the lower edge of the high-build primer. I marked and taped the line on both sides, applied some masking paper to prevent overspray on the bottom, and then solvent-washed the hull. Note that these photos were taken before I did the final solvent-wash, so the swipe marks seen on the hull do not represent my final efforts. |
 
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I moved the staging back into position at deck height, and completed final solvent-wash and other preparations on deck, including laying out some strips of paper in key areas so that I could walk on deck for the early parts of the spray job. I cleaned up and washed down the shop and staging, and then spent the remainder of the day preparing the materials and spray equipment for the morning. |
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