I haven't updated for a bit I am sorry! I will post the pics that have been taken over the last days of working on the boat. I had amazing help from George again for a day, and Mike came up from Windsor for an evening and helped me out.
As for the new processes... I figured out a more efficient way to use the stripper; if you put a sheet of plastic on the stripper then it stays moist and within an hour it rips through the paint and some of the paint even peals off with the plastic. After that you only need to lightly scrape to get the rest of the paint off.
Another new process, less a process just a new item. I bought a new type of 60 grit sand paper that lasts longer, and is much much more effective!
Things that are left to do on the boat (all time estimates are for one person working):
1. Finishing stripping/sanding the freeboard on both the starboard and port sides of the haul aft of the cabin. (Stripping 2 hr, Sanding 1 day)
2. Finishing sanding the freeboard on starboard side fore of the cabin. (1/2 day)
3. Stripping and sanding the deck (1.5 days)
4. Finish sanding the teak ( 1/2 of the cockpit floor, 3/4 of toe rail around the boat, and about 1/2 of the extra trim pieces around the boat). (1/2 to 1 day)
5. A little chipping of the old sealants under the waterline (1/2 day).
6. All cracks, divots, and rot that has been chipped out needs to be sealed with caulking/ epoxy resin. (1 day)
7.Once everything is brought down to wood and looking all fresh the whole boat needs to be sanded with a 100 grit paper to smooth it out. (1 day) This is a quicker process as nothing is coming off, just being smoothed.
8. Everything above the waterline must be sanded with a final 120 grit to make it smooth, which will make the painting look like glass (if done properly) (1 day)
All of the above steps are whats left to get it ready for painting! If done alone it will take me aprox. 7.5 normal days. If I have help, much less!
My goal is to have this process mostly finished by the end of next week (Thursday, June 30th).
After all those steps are done, a quick cleaning with soapy water, and then a few days to dry. Then the first week of July the painting will start, which should only take a few days.
Wow, after all that here are the pics of the process in order of the last 4-5 days:
After being Stripped, but not sanded.
Sanding starts on the bottom, under the waterline.
George got all this done in one day!
Yeah, I'm that butch!
Under the waterline is sanded, freeboard is joining. (This was this afternoon)
Dirty Teak...
Clean teak!
Teak cover is half cleaned, you can see the original black!
CLEAN!
Went back to the freeboard!
Rot sad :( but not unexpected... fixable!
Doors before and after..
The cabin hatch it looking good!
Last picture of the day, 9:30pm finish... She is a beast. I love her!
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