Sanding, sanding

Just two hours on last saturday morning to start fairing deck and cockpit imp reparation for the final epoxy coats after righting up the vaka on the saddles. We should be done by next week end.

Total work time to date: 643hours

Vaka: filling the weave (3)

Four more hours of work during this week end. We turned the vaka on the other side and repeated the procedure: sanding with 120 grit and two coats of clear resin. Here's Cinzia giving the first coat on Saturday afternoon

and here's how the boat looks after the second coat on Sunday morning

Total work time to date: 641 hours

Vaka: filling the weave(2)

Four hours of work in the week end. We had to turn the (heavy) vaka on one side. Here's a pic of the cetacean

We then brought it back inside and faired the hull port side using 120 grit on power sander and sanding board

We then removed the dust and gave two coats of clear epoxy using a foam roller

Temperature is going down rapidly in these days due to the infamous "Burian" coming from Siberia...

Total work time to date: 637 hours

Vaka: washing the blush and filling the weave

Five hours of work in the week end. We set the two newly coated amas apart and took out the vaka to wash it and then apply two coats of clear resin. Here's the vaka outside during the blush removal, +using running water, plastich brush and scotchbrite pad. The vaka is quite heavy but we did everything without external help.

We then put the hull back into the garage, upside down, and sanded the bottom with 120 grit using, as usual, power sander, sanding board and hand pad. Here's a view of the bottom during the sanding

We then gave two coats of clear resin using a foam roller. Here's how it looks with the second coat on.

Total work time to date: 634 hours.

Filling the weave on the amas (4)

This weekend we worked 3 more hours to complete the epoxy coating of both amas. We swapped the two hulls and sanded (120 grit) the bottom of one and the deck of the other, using sanding board, pad and power sander.

We then coated the two sanded surfaces after carefully removing the dust. We gave the first coat on saturday afternoon and the second coat on sunday morning. Here's how the deck looks

Total work time to date:629 hours

Filling the weave on the amas (3)

Three hours of work between saturday and sunday to double coat the bottom of one ama and the deck of the other one with clear resin, using a foam roller. Next week end we'll swap the two to complete the work.

Total work time to date: 626 hours

Filling the weave on the amas (2)

Three hours of work this week end. We swapped the two amas to do the other side of each one following the same procedure. Here's a view during the sanding

and here's the final fiew after the second coat. We had to wait overnight because on saturday afternoon the resin was still too soft.

Total work time to date: 623 hours