February 6, 2025

Danusia Phase 2-26

Thursday

For the next rounds of sanding, I switched to  6″ orbital finishing sander, and sanded the entire hull twice more:  first with 80 grit, to remove the last of the gray primer and start to remove the scratches from the previous round of sanding; and a final round with 120 grit paper to finish the surface appropriately for high-build primer.

The hull was in good shape and at this point I didn’t think there’d be any requirement to make any repairs or touch anything up.  All the previous repair and fill work that had been done on the port side was in good condition, and hadn’t been vis9ible at all through the old paint, so there was no call to make any improvements there.  So, gratefully, I called the sanding done, other than a few minor places I might have to hand-sand and touch up, especially at the stem where the bobstay prohibited access with sanding tools.

To make the shop habitable again, next I blew off the hull, plastic, and shop walls with compressed air, then cleaned up all the sanding dust and debris from the week’s efforts.  Finally, I rinsed off the staging and floor to settle the dust.  I rinsed off the bottom too.  Still ahead before high-build primer:  final cleanup of the topsides, repairs to the masking tape and any final detail sanding, and striking and masking off the waterline (i.e. top of the bottom paint).

Total time billed on this job today: 5 hours