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
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