April 13, 2018
In a couple hours after work today, I managed to finish stripping the blue Dhow of its faded blue topsides paint. I also walked around the hull inspecting for issues in the fiberglass laminate that would require more significant fill work than a mere skim coat of fairing compound. As I had done with the white Dhow related to more significant hull imperfections (creating fiberglass patches and laminating them into solid substrate), the blue Dhow will also be getting similar treatment.
After sanding the hull, I took the angle grinder and 40-grit flap wheel and dished out areas that required the fiberglass layup.
The blue Dhow had quite a few more issues with its laminate than the white Dhow, but there easily corrected.
It felt good to finally rid blue Dhow of its miserable color...and so now I may begin referring to them with their new names, but you'll have to stay tuned for that...
Total Time Today: 2.5 hrs
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