Today I stopped in at a tire shop and got a bunch of used tire weights. When I came home I went out to the shed and dug out the old Coleman stove we used when I was a kid. I lit it up once a few years ago to see if it worked and [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Painting’
September 21, 2008
5/373 Second Coat of Paint
Today I got up early and moved things around in the garage to facilitate laying a bunch of pieces on the floor for painting…rudder, seats, etc, etc. I also vacuumed all the dust everywhere so that my second coat of paint on the hull would have a better chance of coming out without many little [...]
September 20, 2008
12/368 First Coat of Paint On!
The last few days have been spent mostly sanding and sanding and sanding. My only advice to anybody else starting a boat of their own….budget to pay somebody else to sand and paint it for you
But finally, at 2 this afternoon I started the first coat of paint on the hull. I [...]
September 16, 2008
10/353 Two Coats of Primer On!
Over the last three days I have sanded and done a few other odds and ends getting the hull ready for primer. Today, September 16th, I left work early in order to be able to work while it is warm out and I got two coats of primer onto the hull.
I am using a two [...]
