Laid some poly on the deck and marked fastener hole patterns.
Did an air leak test next, pumped in low pressure low volume air from a shop vac and sprayed seams with Dawn/water mix, daggerboard trunk and fasteners to find leaks. Quite a bit of leaking along the starboard deck edge seam, that's where the coaming rot damage was as well.
Repaired the leak areas by dredging out a small groove with the DeWALT oscillating multitool, maybe 1/16th of an inch, and injecting TotalBoat THIXO Wood into the seam. Also applied THIXO to a few spots in the daggerboard trunk.
Flipped ZIP so we could tape her off for paint. Used 3M #2080 for delicate surfaces, it leaves a nice crips line.
We rolled and tipped TotalBoat WetEdge Fire Red with a Mighty Mini Roller kit, all from jamestown Distributors, who donated the paint for ZIP's restoration. Thanks JD! Tipped with a 2 inch oil based paint brush with soft bristles.
We are thrilled with the coverage and color of the Fire Red!
Log of ZIP
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