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Nov. 16th, 2008 at 3:26 PM

More sanding (yay!!) and then a wipe and two coats of copper-based bottom paint. There are rather a few bottoms I'd have enjoyed working on more than this one. But by golly we're done and tomorrow she'll swim again!

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cacofunny

Nov. 17th, 2008 06:17 pm (UTC)

Out of curiosity, what's the procedure for painting the parts obscured by the bracers holding the boat upright? Do you have a second set of bracers that you set up, or is the balance such that it's a much greater operation to undertake?

Or do you just have four unpainted squares on the bottom? lol

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aghrivaine

Nov. 17th, 2008 08:07 pm (UTC)

When they put her up in the slings on the crane, the spots covered by the chocks are exposed. We ran in and did a quick coat there while it was up. Then they wait a few minutes for the paint to dry, and lower her back into the water. It's still only one coat, rather than two, but it's not completely unpainted.

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cacofunny

Nov. 19th, 2008 12:23 am (UTC)

Gotcha. My curiosity is sated. :)

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aghrivaine

Nov. 19th, 2008 12:25 am (UTC)

Then comes the licking.

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pyr8queen

Nov. 18th, 2008 04:46 am (UTC)

aghrivaine was a quick learner and a tireless boat-sander. He only complained a tiny bit, even less than I did myself, I'm sure. I couldn't have done it without him, and though I don't REALLY look forward to hauling out per se, I look forward to hauling out in the future with him!

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