January 24, 2025

PT11-58

Tuesday

Over the past couple days I’d finished up the varnish on the tiller and extension (6 coats total), and applied a couple coats of varnish to the epoxy-coated rudder case for protection as well.  These parts were now ready for final assembly whenever the time was right.

Satisfied with the state of the hull interior after priming and sanding, I thoroughly cleaned the surfaces and then laid out for the eventual nonskid pattern to prepare for the final gloss topcoats on the remaining areas.  I started with the aft hull, and laid out a 1″ wide border inboard of the second chine, and around the foot cleats, bulkhead, aft seats, and other areas.  Everything outboard of the masking would receive 2-3 coats of gloss white topcoat.  I cut rounded corners where applicable.

The outside face of the main bulkhead would eventually be painted to match the hull, so I masked it off at the upper corners and all the way around the aft edge of the gunwales.  At the transom, where the inwale met  the transom face itself, I masked a line about 1/4″ down from the radius, which would be the visible dividing line between hull and interior paint.

The forward hull was more straightforward, with 1″ borders along the outboard edges of the foredeck, and around the deck hatch and aft end as well.  As with the aft half, I also masked the face of the mating bulkhead.

Now the hulls were ready for gloss topcoats.

Total time billed on this job today: 2.5 hours