Clear coat on the deck

Saturday was also a good day for applying clear coat - So after the white pain on the deck set up, a few coats of clear coat was sprayed on the deck.

Painting the deck white

After the clear coat on the hull set, I taped up the edge of the hull/deck so I could spray the white paint on the deck. You will note 'plugs' in the predrilled holes for the shroud attachement, backstay and turning block, also a plug in the mainsheet tube. This is to prevent excess paint from getting into these holes.

I used a blow dryer to help the paint dry between coats of white paint. I put on about 6 coats of white paint, it covered the grey primer real even.

Here is the hull with 6 coats of white and the tape still on.

Scotch

Scotch has been a great help during the project!

Hull with Clear Coat

Here are two shots of the hull after I finished spraying on the clear coat.

Clear Coating the hull

On Friday I finally had the time and the weather was right for spraying on a coat of Clear coat on the hull. Below is a photo of the hull prior to the clear coat being applied.

Below, I am spraying the clear coat on the hull. With Al's guidance I think my 1st time spraying this product came out pretty well! I only had two places where the clear coat ran. I have a lot of sanding to do to smooth the hull nice and shiny so these drips or runs will be sanded down.

Clear Coat!

Well, after another series of out of town jobs I finally got a chance this afternoon to spray on some clear coat! I got home this afternoon from a gig in Mobile and called Al to see if he would be around to help me put some clear coat on the hull. He was available and so we did! I will get around to posting some photos later this weekend. She looks real good, the pink really sparkles in the sun! On Saturday I will paint the deck of the boat and the rudder and the keel blade. In the afternoon I should be able to spray some clear coat on the deck. After this gets accomplished I need to build my masts and sails. Install my deck hardware and then mount the keel bulb to the blade. Then I should be ready for sea trials! Stay tuned!

Travelling

I have been travelling lately, just got home Seward, Alaska yesterday afternoon and leaving today to Port Arthur, TX. Hope to get some time on the IOM build next week. I need to clear coat the hull and paint the rudder and keel and deck and clear coat same.