Don't know if I mentioned this in an earlier post, but I just came across the pictures of it. Before we flipped the boat to start painting, we decided to add a block of maple on the end of the centerboard case to attach the mainsheet pulley to. This is a deviation from the way the rigging is called for in the plans, so we'll see how it works! It should hopefully simplify things and get ropes out of the way, plus I will be more accustomed to it since it is very similar to the way the Blue Tang is rigged.
We have an advanced system of varnishing and painting parts to avoid runs and imperfections from drying on a surface. It uses pieces of flexible scrap wire and a ladder, and it works surprisingly well (once you figure out how to hang the piece you've just painted most of without it touching anything in the process and then how to paint the remainder of the piece while it hangs and wants to swing back and forth)!
And we have put the first coat of colored paint on the hull! My dad's out of town now, so we've paused for the next coat (we'll probably do three coats). The paint dries very fast while we're working, so it takes two of us to roll and smooth to keep a wet line and a good-looking finished product. Fortunately the hull is a pretty straight forward surface. It will be more challenging with all the corners and different surfaces in the interior!
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