I have been working to fit in with the variable weather. Saturday was a nice sunny day with little breeze so I gave up my afternoon Laser racing to overcoat the non skid on the cabin top with a second coat of two pack polyurethane and spray an extra coat on the cabin sides. The job did not go to plan as some of the non skid material was displaced with the spray gun air flow and ended up in the gloss coat on the sides. Sunday was a good day of Laser sailing at Middle Harbour Amateurs and Monday was a good day to repair the damage. I removed all the masking to make sure all the loose non skid material was out of the way and applied a second overcoat to the non skid and redid the cabin sides. It is not perfect but it is as good as I am going to get working in the open air.
Tuesday was windy with so much rubbish blowing around that painting and even sanding outside was not practical. I did lots of sanding inside including the anchor locker and applied two pack epoxy in the anchor locker and the bilge area under the locker. It has had a second coat since and so the first metre and a half of the yacht is completed.
On Wednesday it was at last a sunny day and the wind was not blowing the clothes off the line. With all the non painting weather I had quite a bit of boat sanded ready for painting on the inside. I was up at seven drying off the deck and masking up the non skid areas. A quick sand with 240 grit and a second layer of tape later I was ready to apply the first coat of non skid to the deck. That went well and now there is just the boarding platform and cockpit floor to do. The deck still needs a second coat of two pack polyurethane but that will be a quick job. Later in the day I applied the first coat of primer to the cabin sides and then it was time to rest.
Today was also wet so I ran some errands picking up all the fuel lines, some more paint and extra cartridges for the dust and gas mask. As the rain abated the primer on the cabin sides was sanded and a second coat applied. With two coats of primer on the ceiling and cabin sides the cabin is looking much whiter and brighter.
Non skid completed on the cabin top and first coat on the deck
At least the anchor locker is finished.
Lots and lots of epoxy in the bilge area under the anchor locker
Cabin sides with one coat of primer and ceiling with two
The cabin of our Didi 40 Cr is looking white and bright.
Just one coat of undercoat and a top coat to go and I hope the cabin ceiling and sides will be complete.
The forecast is not good for topcoating the non skid on the deck with more two pack polyurethane but there is lots to do whatever the weather.