All day we've been angle grinding, sanding (with sander and hand sanding), wire brushing or using the Dremel on fiddly bits. We think we're mostly finished with sanding. Tomorrow there will be some more sanding of paintwork, but we hope that we will be able to treat any rust spots too.
Each day we are working until we really can't go on any more - about 8 to 10 hours solid. One of us will cook and wash up (David for the second day - good practice for when he goes to university in September) while the others keep working, but there isn't really the luxury of having a break.
David cleaning the front hinges.
Wire brushing the front locker lid.
The front deck has had a rubber mat on it for the last few years (we bought the boat like that), and the paint underneath is flaky - so need to be stripped to bare metal. The sides of the front deck are in good order, but need to be sanded so that they can be repainted - a pigging, awful job. Eye protection for spectacle wearers quickly fills up with dust so you can't see anything - whatever happens your eyes are filled with dust. The noise is phenomenal, because the empty water tank underneath booms with the noise of the sander. It's also very difficult to get into the corners without hanging your legs over the side.
The front deck after scraping, angle grinding and sanding.
But then while we were eating our lunch the sun came out!
Rear doors sanded, and tunnel bands stripped.
By the end of the day most of the boat is in bare metal or sanded back to flat where the paint is in good order.
All day we've been angle grinding, sanding (with sander and hand sanding), wire brushing or using the Dremel on fiddly bits. We think we're mostly finished with sanding. Tomorrow there will be some more sanding of paintwork, but we hope that we will be able to treat any rust spots too.
Each day we are working until we really can't go on any more - about 8 to 10 hours solid. One of us will cook and wash up (David for the second day - good practice for when he goes to university in September) while the others keep working, but there isn't really the luxury of having a break.
David cleaning the front hinges.
Wire brushing the front locker lid.
The front deck has had a rubber mat on it for the last few years (we bought the boat like that), and the paint underneath is flaky - so need to be stripped to bare metal. The sides of the front deck are in good order, but need to be sanded so that they can be repainted - a pigging, awful job. Eye protection for spectacle wearers quickly fills up with dust so you can't see anything - whatever happens your eyes are filled with dust. The noise is phenomenal, because the empty water tank underneath booms with the noise of the sander. It's also very difficult to get into the corners without hanging your legs over the side.
The front deck after scraping, angle grinding and sanding.
But then while we were eating our lunch the sun came out!
Rear doors sanded, and tunnel bands stripped.
By the end of the day most of the boat is in bare metal or sanded back to flat where the paint is in good order.
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