Saturday, August 31, 2019

Painting the second ama and the daggerboard

Two hours of work today: after giving the hull a light sanding with 240 grit, we gave it the second coat of one-part polyurethane paint, thinned 10%.


We also gave the daggerboard the third coat of paint (one side only):


Total work time to date: 704 hours

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Second ama, first paint coat

Two hours on tuesday to give the second ama, after the primer, a light sanding with 240 grit followed by a first coat of paint (Boero Altura TC + 10% thinner). Here's the freshly painted hull.


Total work time to date: 702 hours

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Primer coating the second ama

We are finally back from a crazy working period and the well deserved summer vacations. Last thursday we went back to the shop and swapped the amas to paint the second one.


Yesterday we cleaned the surface and gave two coats of primer (Boero Giano, 10% thinner). Here's Cinzia  starting at it


and here's the final result


Total work time to date: 700 hours (!)