Well, due to weather, work, and mess-ups we just now finished the hull. This past weekend we put the last two coats of paint on the hull (we were going to stop at the end of the last can of paint, but when we started what was to be the last coat, disaster struck - roller hairs and debris in the paint sticking all over the hull). So we went ahead and painted, then immediately ordered another can of paint and bought higher quality roller covers. Now there are 5 or 6 coats of paint on the hull, I lost count somewhere along the way.
This morning we attached the metal plate that guards the skeg. We used marine adhesive, squeezed into the holes (that we had to drill out again because they weren't big enough, maybe all the coats of paint narrowed them down) and ran along the skeg. This stuff is sticky and gooey. I still have remants stuck to my fingers after a shower and multiple hand washings.
Where's Shadow?!
She has learned that we are more likely to throw the ball for her if she pushes it under the gate so it rolls over to the boat where we're working. Today she patiently waited, peeking out from under the fence, while the ball sat under the sawhorses.
Screwed the plate on, then tried to clean up a bit. Finer cleanup will have to be done when it cures with a knife. This means we can flip the boat back over and start painting the inside! No estimate on when we'll be done.
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