External Topcoat

During the external undercoat paint stage, the decision to include plinths definitely did add the to increased build time as this forced us to start laying out the positions of electronics (depth, speed, wind, autopilot and multifunction unit), winches, blocks and tracks.

The main issue being that we had not even decided what brand instruments we were going to have.

The last sand prior to the topcoat was done by hand with 240grit paper. The deck was marked with pencil lines providing a 50 – 80mm border around the plinths, hatches and lockers.

The other areas would be later filled with Tredgrip, a water based paint with rubber chlorinated granules. The choice of tape here was critical as this provided a very smooth edge with an unnoticeable join.

What a job, but a great two-pack finish that is a little hard to show here. Some of the 'fitout' photos will show more, better still, when it goes into the water. Bottle of red knocked off tonight.

THATS IT FOR TWO PACK......