February 14, 2025

Danusia Phase 2-30

Friday

The high build primer had cured well overnight, and was ready for sanding.  Starting with the counter, I sanded the finish with 220 grit paper on a vibrating finishing sander.  The primer sanded easily with no issues, and the work went quickly as I continued from the port quarter up to the bow, then around the bow and back down the starboard side to complete the work.

I vacuumed the hull and solvent-washed, then went around the hull closely and applied 2-part fine fairing material where necessary, mainly to deal with some sanding scratches beneath the rubrail and some of the hardware, as well as a good-will sort of skim over some of the long-ago-repaired work on the port bow.  Most of this filling was probably not that critical overall, but the benefit of the high build primer is that it helps highlight even the smallest interruptions in an otherwise smooth and fair surface, giving me the opportunity to fine-tune things just a bit.  This was good timing as it would give the filler the entire weekend to fully cure for easy sanding next time.

Total time billed on this job today: 6.5 hours