Today was really awesome to see some noticeable progress on the boat! With only nine work days left, we are really battening down the hatches, and all sails out!
The ladies took on the task of sanding the existing fiber glass and epoxy, preparing for another coat, and hopefully our last. Its a big project to try to get the epoxy even throughout the deck, and we are learning a lot about craftsmanship.We are using foam rollers and foam brushes to make sure to get epoxy in every crack throughout the hull. Corin and Sara worked on the starboard side while Connie worked with our community volunteer Rachel on the port side.
Dan and Zeb, our mast experts worked with Andrew and Steven to start attaching all the hardware to the new mast that Dan has made for us. Its a really big project making sure everything lines up correctly so that the sails can be attached correctly the first time. We will have the mast done next week and will see how it looks on our clean boat!
While the fiber glass was getting a new coat of love, the inside hull and gunnels got some love as well. We started painting the inside white, keeping with the original, classic look of this sail boat. What a difference a fresh coat of paint did for our spirits. The boat is looking new and ready to sail....hopefully! Chris, Justin and Scott worked hard to get a first coat of paint throughout the hull to the cabin entrance.
Chris and Justin took the lead this afternoon, heading up our group discussion at the end of our work day, they did a great job reviewing what got done today, as well as what we need to focus on next time, and even set a timeline for the rest of our time until the big unveiling at the start of May!
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