One of the not so fun projects on the list was to refinish the hull. It had suffered several years of neglect and the oxidation was pretty bad.
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| very professional scaffolding... |
For better or worse, we found a "recommended" series of steps to restore the gelcoat. Better because it works. Worse because of the steps involved in getting there. It starts with wetsanding the whole boat with 1000 grit sandpaper. Then rubbing compound and a 20 lb polisher. Followed by another pass with polish.
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| 3 generations at work! |
After the polishing is done, it's time for the waxing. Wax on - wax off. Our shoulders never hurt so much! We even got our grandson Noah in on the action.
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| How's this look? |
Noah was great. And he had to have his rag in his pocket!
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| The rag is a must have |
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| Just 1 foot at a time. |
After the sanding, compounding, polishing and waxing came time for the bottom paint. A lovely shade of green!
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| the wedding hands picture, take 2... |
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| zinc paint for the prop |
Then some paint for the prop, new bootstripe paint and it's ready to splash!
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