SECOND STEP - THE HULL
We hauled the boat out in July 2004 and brought the hull back down to bare wood.... Hopefully we won't have to do that again for a few years!!!
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Hauling out July 2004 |
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The scraping team : Paul, Daphne, Carolyn and Anna
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Olivier Sanding the hull. |  |
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Olivier finishing a tingle |  |
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Beer break!! Dylan helping... |
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Darryl caulking |  |
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First coat of redº lead paint |
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The whole family joined in... |  |
Details
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Aft deck stripped. More rot in covering boards and bulwarks. Removed and repaired |
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Red lead and first coat of new paint |  |
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Tracing pattern and cutting |  |
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weeks later..... |
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Going back in the water. No leaks!!! |
The bulwarks still need doing, but a job that needed doing. Seafield now looks beautiful and has already had a third coat afloat.