110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
In the morning, I finished up sanding the hull-deck joint on the starboard side and transom.
My next focus was the various fastener holes on deck. I worked my way around the deck opening up the smaller fastener holes with a large countersink to give more area for epoxy filler, including all the old holes along the gunwale. In other areas, I used a small grinding disc to bevel out larger areas over some of the larger holes, and also to remove a few areas where the gelcoat had cracked and become loose. As needed, I cleaned out remnants of sealant and other gook from inside the holes, using a small drill bit to pull the material out.
There were several old through hull fitting holes to repair as well. For each, I cleaned out any old sealant remaining in the hole, then cleaned the area and masked over from the outside, before filling the holes with thickened epoxy--the first step in the patching process.
Total Time on This Job Today: 5.75 hours
