February 11, 2025

Danusia Phase 2-27

Friday

I started the day vacuuming off the hull, then following with a solvent wash to remove all dust and prepare for additional masking and other prep work.  With that done, I went around the hull and repaired a few places where sanding had damaged the masking tape, especially around the fittings on the transom.

Next, I re-established the location of the waterline (technically the top edge of the bottom paint) at the stem and stern using the reference measurements I’d made early in the project.  Then, I set up my horizontal cross beams at each end and leveled them at the proper height.

With a line strung tautly between the beams, and just touching amidships, I struck the remainder of the line on both sides of the boat in my habitual way, pulling the string closer to the hull in increments and taping it securely so it wouldn’t move, then making tick marks and continuing the process.  This ensures an accurate and planar line between the two end beams.

With the line thusly marked, I masked off just below the tick marks.

Finally, I added some masking paper below the tape to protect the bottom from overspray.

I moved the staging back into position around the hull and, since there was no way I’d be able to complete all the preparations required before primer in what remained of the day, chose this as a stopping point so I could finish some work on another project at the shop.  Next time, I’d finish up the pre-primer preparations on the hull.

Total time billed on this job today: 5.5 hours