Monday, September 2, 2013

Centerboard and Keel Protector

After many hours of wet-sanding and rubbing compound and polishing and waxing the hull looks pretty good.  Even though it was labor intensive I think I would rather do the work then wait out the Florida summer.  Maybe...



The final product looks really nice.  I thought about putting a second water line on the hull but I think this looks nice and I'm really not up for the extra work.  I might try some white vinyl tape to see how it would look and make a final decision.


The rub rails look nice also.

As you can see, I installed the centerboard in the trunk.  With a little help from my daughter, it went in easy.  I had installed a fish line before I rolled the hull and it was trivial to pull the centerboard painter into the cockpit.  Glad I did that.  I think it saved me some frustration working under the hull in this hot weather.


A while back I purchased this 3/4" half oval stainless steel for the purpose of protecting the bottom of the keel.  This is installed with 1 1/2" SS #10 oval head wood screws bedded in 5200.  I haven't done the short section on the front as I was one screw short -- wife's been telling me that for years.


I'm getting more excited.  I've got some painting to do in the cabin before I flip this thing upright.  And then it's endless topside sanding and painting.  I still need to order the wood for the mast, boom and yard and build those.

Hours this session: 3
Hours total: 588