Port float continues and daggerboard case prep

Categories: Finishing Main Hull
Very short weekend but still accomplished a few things… Full layer of fairing compound on the outside face of the port float is being faired 2009 Also painted the inside of the daggerboard case halves with the System Three Waterborne LPU – just brushed it on because, well, the only thing that MIGHT see the inside of the case are fish, and even then the board will be in the way.

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Port float fairing and daggerboard case

Categories: Finishing Main Hull
Not too much to write here as it’s been seen before, but the port float (outside face) is being faired first 1994 also took the time to (ugh) fair the inside of the daggerboard case (very quickly, mind you) because of the issue with the port half of the case. 1998 The starboard half is in primer right now and I ordered a few more gallons of high-build primer from System Three, as well as a quart of dark grey WLPU for the inside of the case.

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Starboard float primed

Categories: Finishing
Whew… I can’t say that it’s ready for storage yet, as the primer did reveal a few areas that need to be touched up (some pin holes that were too big to get filled and some areas around the chainplate that need to look better)… Lighting isn’t too good, so hopefully will get better pictures next time when the primer is cured and can be taken outside to look at and sand the few runs we ended up with.

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