| Circe
| Friday, July 31, 2009 My next step in the bulk preparation process was to sand the hull and remove the paint. To begin, I scraped away the thick silicone that had been beneath the old rubrail and stuck in the open portions of the hull-deck joint. I made some reference marks on the bottom to help me relocate the boat's actual floating waterline for later use. I spent the remainder of the day sanding the paint off most of the topsides, ending with 80 grit; any remaining vestiges of gray primer that remained behind after this round of sanding would get sanded off during subsequent sanding steps with a different tool. The existing paint was tenacious, and sanding was slower than I'd expected. I wasn't clear what the paint system was, but what was clear was that it was tough and resistant to sanding. There was topcoat and two different layers of primer over the original gelcoat. I was surprised to find that the original gelcoat was black in color. I'd hoped to complete the entire hull this day, but the day ran late, and I decided the counter and transom would have to wait till another day. Afterwards, I cleaned up the week's detritus in the shop. |
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