110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Snow Lily | Tuesday, December 11, 2012
To begin, I solvent-washed the interior, then tacked off and made final varnish preparations. Then, I applied a coat of rubbed-effect satin varnish to the forward half of the boat, including a few other areas, but essentially ending at the aft end of the passageway, as I'd decided to leave the saloon and galley for later and spread out the job to keep my focus fresh.
I also needed to allow plenty of time to move forward another key part of the project that I wanted done: the barrier coat and bottom. While I'd not normally specify a barrier coat, in this case it was a good idea given the general lack of gelcoat on the bottom and the overall condition of what remained. I looked at the barrier coat application as a gelcoat analog, and it would also help provide a better substrate for the antifouling paint.
After solvent-washing the bottom, I masked off the lower edge of the boottop, then applied, over the remainder of the day, three coats of Interprotect 2000, an epoxy-based system that, come to that, was a pretty close relative to the high-build epoxy primers I'd used on the hull and deck earlier. I'd continue with one or two additional coats in the morning, followed by antifouling paint within the timeline prescribed by the Interprotect instructions. I left a couple areas untreated pending additional fiberglass work.
Of particular interest were the two 8" folding cleats I'd earmarked for breast (midships) cleats, since we didn't want "real" cleats there as they tend to be such line-foulers and toe-stubbers. I'd not used one of these Accon folding cleats before, so ordering them was an experiment, but I was impressed with them, as the units were solidly cast and apparently rugged, with large fastener holes, powerful springs, and large-diameter hinge pins that held the cleat to the base unit.
Total Time on This Job Today: 7 hours
