April 6, 2018
Getting home in the evening, I got straight to work in removing the keel on the white Dhow. The keel is secured with #12 wood screws from the interior of the hull; the keel was bedded with a polysulfide for further strength and a water-tight seal. After I had the dry-rotted and broken keel removed, I mixed a bucket of soap to wash down the hull.
A quick rinse and she was already looking much better. In the coming weekend, I will sand the hull, grind out voids and dings in the gelcoat, and generally prepare the hull to fill those voids and old fastener holes with thickened epoxy. The blue Dhow will be worked on this weekend as well - removing brightwork and hardware, and prepping for hull repairs.
Total Time Today: 1 hr
No comments:
Post a Comment