htmlstart boat . September 2013 - Boat Building jpg 130903_0928 . 1 BC EB Tarp is to make a "clean room" jpg 130903_0929 . 1 BC EB Cleaning the clean room jpg 130903_0932 . 1 BC EB Washing an area we epoxied yesterday jpg 130903_1334 . 1 BC EB Squeeging a layer of final epoxy finish jpg 130903_1336 . 1 BC EB Final epoxy coat looks good jpg 130904_1337 . 1 BC EB Not perfect but not bad jpg 130908_1341 . 1 BC EB Enough sanding - okay? jpg 130909_1344 . 1 BC EB Trying the Vidal Sasoon hair dryer to see
if it will make the epoxy flow. It didn't. jpg 130909_1346 . 1 BC EB Using a squeegee to spread a smooth,
even coat of epoxy/sanding filler. jpg 130909_1348 . 1 BC EB Happy day! The bottom is entirely coated. jpg 130912_1360 . 1 BC EB Peter taking off bumps with a sanding board jpg 130912_1362 . 1 BC EB Vacuuming fine sanding dust in
preparation for applying filler coat jpg 130913_1367 . 1 BC EB We made a mess of applying the filler coat
probably due to the increase in temperature
during the day. This means lots of sanding. jpg 130913_1363 . 1 BC EB Martha flat sanding our poor epoxy job jpg 130913_1366 . 1 BC EB Martha flat sanding our poor epoxy job ... jpg 130914_1369 . 1 BC EB 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. jpg 130916_1383 . 1 BC EB Working forward with 60 grit jpg 130916_1386 . 1 BC EB The family that sands together ... jpg 130916_1389 . 1 BC EB This rig is to keep the vac
hose from catching on everything jpg 130916_1390 . 1 BC EB Finishing with 100 grit jpg 130919_1400 . 1 BC EB Setting up the level to "shoot" the water line jpg 130919_1402 . 1 BC EB Leveling the level jpg 130919_1404 . 1 BC EB Blocks at a fixed elevation give us a
reference to the water line jpg 130919_1405 . 1 BC EB Measuring to the bottom primer paint line jpg 130919_1407 . 1 BC EB We tried to fill the 1/5 scale model with
a scale load of water. Didn't work.
Don't know why. jpg 130919_1409 . 1 BC EB The model with its scale load sits much
too low jpg 130919_1411 . 1 BC EB Applying bottom paint primer jpg 130919_1412 . 1 BC EB Priming the bottom jpg 130919_1419 . 1 BC EB Over half done with primer coat one of two jpg 130920_1421 . 1 BC EB Nearing the end of first primer coat jpg 130921_1423 . 1 BC EB Two primer coats complete -
next comes antifouling paint jpg 130921_1424 . 1 BC EB Bow view - the stem looks like
a bulbose nose jpg 130922_1426 . 1 BC EB Watching the America's Cup while boat building jpg 130922_1427 . 1 BC EB Ocean side water line taped -
other side tomorrow jpg 130923_1429 . 1 BC EB Device to transfer waterline from one side
to the other jpg 130924_1454 . 1 BC EB Starting first coat of bottom paint jpg 130924_1458 . 1 BC EB Peter rolling on paint, Martha tipping jpg 130925_1461 . 1 BC EB Painting second (final) coat of Interlux
Micron CSC antifouling paint jpg 130925_1463 . 1 BC EB Martha removing waterline tape jpg 130925_1464 . 1 BC EB Bottom painted htmlend