Back to work

After remodeling our second home in Webster Groves
(St. Louis) this summer, I am finally back at work on Yankee most weekends. She is about ready to paint
following lots of filling and sanding. The topsides are down to 220. Finishing to 320 or 400 is recommended by the paint manufacturer, so I shall do this. The longboard has been a real help fairing small irregularities that I missed the first time around with the Hurricane Ike repairs. I cannot wait to see the blue Imron MS600 topsides.

The deck is getting more and more gray with System Three primer. I quite like their primer.

The chainplates are complete. I am astonished how much S-2 and E glass cloth and epoxy I used. The photo is of the end of one of the lowers. A little more trimming and grinding is required before they are inserted through the deck. Slots for the Colligo chainplate distributors must also be cut. The chainplates will be bonded to the hull in a most serious fashion. More about this project after some painting takes place.