Saturday, January 17, 2026

Bahamas Dinghy Floorboard THIXO Repair and Kirby Paint

 17 Jan 26:

We have some more Kirby Paint on the way for the interior, a creamy limewash color, maybe we'll call it Skipper's Bahamas Limewash to go along with the Skipper's Bahamas Blue. Here's a look back at how we filled some voids in the vintage plywood floorboards with TotalBoat THIXO FLEX and THIXO Pro, thickened epoxy that will also help hold screws in place and protect screw holes from moisture intrusion.

Take a 16 minute break and enjoy some TotalBoat and Kirby love being applied to HENNING. And keep an eye out for the squirrels.


We ended the video so that we could gather some clamps, to help hold the wooden cleats in place while the epoxy and paint dried. Those floorboards are fastened together very securely now.


One tip for removable floorboards, is to secure them somehow before trailing down the road at 60 mph. While these boards do have a little latch hook under the leading edge, it could work loose from vibration, so we just transported the floorboards in our tow vehicle.



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