Monday, February 4, 2013

Bud hull sanding

Started work on Bud's hull, sanding in prep for paint. Pulled out the old bailer first, it is broken:

From Sunfish Sailboat

I noticed the boat had a little water inside the hull after a recent rain, and checked the seam between the cockpit and hull. There is a void there that can let water in so I'll squirt some epoxy in there before new bailer goes in:

From Sunfish Sailboat

The hull was very dirty, gelcoat is rough, this is after pressure washing and sanding the first half with 80 and 220 grit:

From Sunfish Sailboat

This is a pretty good patch, I'll sand it and it will be ready for paint:

From Sunfish Sailboat

This bare fiberglass needs to be revealed with gelcoat or epoxy. I'll use West Systems or Marine Tex:

From Sunfish Sailboat

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