110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
I spent the day removing the paint and nonskid from the remaining areas of the coachroof, those not already dismantled for access to the core. I also cleaned up some of the edges, which I'd not been able to access during the earlier standing stage, of the uncored areas with a small tool.
At first glance, the remaining coachroof areas requiring stripping appeared relatively small, but the decks were coated with an absurd number of coats of nonskid paint, all of which, of course, contained grit that negated the effects of the sandpaper.
While this was not a surprise, I found that paint removal was slow going, resisting efforts with a sharp paint scraper and simply requiring a lot of slow sanding to remove. I'd never tried sanding textured concrete, but I had a feeling it would be similar to sanding this paint, which was heavily applied and far from smooth or even and incredibly tough.
As a result, the job took quite a bit longer than I'd hoped, but by the end of the day I'd removed all the paint and (as necessary) molded nonskid pattern from the after areas and molded sea hood, along the edges all the way forward, and around the forward hatch and forward end of the coachroof. It was a great visual relief to remove the ugly layers of paint from these areas, and I looked forward to the day when the whole deck was similarly prepared.
Total Time on This Job Today: 7 hours
