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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Tarp is to make a "clean room"
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Cleaning the clean room
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Washing an area we epoxied yesterday
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Squeeging a layer of final epoxy finish
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Final epoxy coat looks good
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Not perfect but not bad
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Enough sanding - okay?
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Trying the Vidal Sasoon hair dryer to see
if it will make the epoxy flow. It didn't.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Using a squeegee to spread a smooth,
even coat of epoxy/sanding filler.
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Happy day! The bottom is entirely coated.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Peter taking off bumps with a sanding board
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Vacuuming fine sanding dust in
preparation for applying filler coat
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
We made a mess of applying the filler coat
probably due to the increase in temperature
during the day. This means lots of sanding.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Martha flat sanding our poor epoxy job
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Martha flat sanding our poor epoxy job ...
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
We decided to fill only to the water line
plus 3 inches. Then we can get on with
the job of painting the bottom. Next
year we will tackle the rest of the hull.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Working forward with 60 grit
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
The family that sands together ...
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
This rig is to keep the vac
hose from catching on everything
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Finishing with 100 grit
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Setting up the level to "shoot" the water line
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Leveling the level
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Blocks at a fixed elevation give us a
reference to the water line
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Measuring to the bottom primer paint line
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
We tried to fill the 1/5 scale model with
a scale load of water. Didn't work.
Don't know why.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
The model with its scale load sits much
too low
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Applying bottom paint primer
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Priming the bottom
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Over half done with primer coat one of two
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Nearing the end of first primer coat
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Two primer coats complete -
next comes antifouling paint
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Bow view - the stem looks like
a bulbose nose
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Watching the America's Cup while boat building
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Ocean side water line taped -
other side tomorrow
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Device to transfer waterline from one side
to the other
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Starting first coat of bottom paint
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Peter rolling on paint, Martha tipping
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Painting second (final) coat of Interlux
Micron CSC antifouling paint
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Martha removing waterline tape
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Edna Bay, BC - 2013
Bottom painted