Tagged With: bottom paint
new zealand ~ haul-out & maintenance, the good & the bad
February 11 – March 14, 2014 Other than the brief beaching in Opua for the thru-hull repair, it had been nearly two years since our last haul-out. Along with a small handful of maintenance jobs, the ole gal was in need of some bottom paint, and it was also high time to give her steel … Continue reading
bottom painted & trampolines on
The bottom is painted and our new trampolines are on. We almost feel like celebrating! Day 3 of bottom painting was the final day. One final coat, plus an additional coat at the waterline, was applied. It was extremely satisfying to pull the tape and see the finished product. By the end of the bottom … Continue reading
the order of things
As you read this post, Wil added his two-cents worth in a couple of places. Someone should have told me to run wires before stowing our provisions! The fine-tune details of running wires through the boat never even crossed my (Jen’s) mind while I was stashing all of our stuff. Although in reality, I don’t … Continue reading
pink & blue jobs
Just recently, Wil read how some people refer to jobs as blue or pink. Blue jobs being for the men. Pink jobs being for the women. Since then, we have joked around about a job being blue or pink. Even though I’m perfectly capable of changing a fuel filter, or doing a lot of blue … Continue reading
her bottom
Full Monty is on the books to be farrow blasted. We are told this could happen sometime in the next two weeks. Once her bottom paint is totally removed, and right before returning to the water, we will start from scratch to give her new paint … Continue reading
