One must be flexible to roll along in life! The HAM class was canceled due to under enrollment so suddenly Friday evening was free! Let’s head to the boat Friday night so we will be there for an early start on Saturday; and we did! The main task this weekend was to put 5 coats of barrier paint on Gypsy and then follow up with 2 coats of antifouling paint. Dan had selected white and gray barrier coating that made the application accurate; the contrast in color allowed us to see just where we missed! In order to apply the product and let it set for the prescribed amount of time, Dan had carefully calculated when the applications needed to be made. There was only so much time that could lapse from when the last coat of barrier paint was applied and when the first coat of antifouling paint could start. And of course there was the movement of the poppets to factor in! The weather was in our favor.
I’m not sure if from the pictures you have realized that Gypsy has a prime spot on the hard. Looking at some of the other vessels, the owners have very little room to work around their boat. Gypsy not only has space but she has distinction. We are located next to the northern dock’s access ramp. We have not been missed! Many names are unknown but comments on our progress are distinctive. Consensus has it that we are doing a terrific job! Some viewers are unable to pass by without a comment.
It caused much excitement that the bottom color kept changing. Just as soon as someone liked the color, we changed it! Some folks stopped to lament that they had gone through the barrier coating process some time back and though it was worth it, they were happy they were not doing it on a 42’ vessel! One sweet man was even concerned that I was doing more painting than Dan! I quickly assured this thoughtful soul that I can paint but I can’t splice the lines! I’m pretty zippy with the labor duties; it’s the technical tasks where I have limitations!
The encouragement continued for the entire 3 days! Sunday we only applied one coat of barrier with the 5th and final coat planned for Monday, followed by two coats of the antifouling paint. We had some difficulty with lint like particles in the finish which meant that we lightly sanded between coats. It was recommended that we use a foam roller and we did for the final application. Except that the rollers were disintegrating by the end of the job, the lint problem was mostly eliminated. It wasn’t until we applied the antifouling paint that we realized how hard it was to apply the barrier paint. The antifouling paint spread with ease.
The intention was to finish our job by the end of the day. As Dan and I sat with the sun on our backs watching the paint dry, an intense feeling of accomplishment was starting to build. A BIG task was coming to a close and we had been able to intersperse other jobs into the weekend.
The plan was to start to load up our car so once we completed the final coat we would take showers and mosey home. Dan had started to mix the paint; the bags were packed. One of the yard men happened to come by; I offered him a homemade cookie and as he lingered, munching and commenting that only owners could do the kind of labor intensive job that we had done, he declared that we could not apply the next color of antifouling paint for at least 24 hours! Though the surface was dry to touch, apparently another coat of paint would activate something in the dry coat which would release the color and cause the dark green (on the bottom) and the blue (about to be applied) to blend! Horrors! The mixing ceased, the cans were sealed, and another day will finish our labor of love.
One must be flexible to roll along in life! The HAM class was canceled due to under enrollment so suddenly Friday evening was free! Let’s head to the boat Friday night so we will be there for an early start on Saturday; and we did! The main task this weekend was to put 5 coats of barrier paint on Gypsy and then follow up with 2 coats of antifouling paint. Dan had selected white and gray barrier coating that made the application accurate; the contrast in color allowed us to see just where we missed! In order to apply the product and let it set for the prescribed amount of time, Dan had carefully calculated when the applications needed to be made. There was only so much time that could lapse from when the last coat of barrier paint was applied and when the first coat of antifouling paint could start. And of course there was the movement of the poppets to factor in! The weather was in our favor.
I’m not sure if from the pictures you have realized that Gypsy has a prime spot on the hard. Looking at some of the other vessels, the owners have very little room to work around their boat. Gypsy not only has space but she has distinction. We are located next to the northern dock’s access ramp. We have not been missed! Many names are unknown but comments on our progress are distinctive. Consensus has it that we are doing a terrific job! Some viewers are unable to pass by without a comment.
It caused much excitement that the bottom color kept changing. Just as soon as someone liked the color, we changed it! Some folks stopped to lament that they had gone through the barrier coating process some time back and though it was worth it, they were happy they were not doing it on a 42’ vessel! One sweet man was even concerned that I was doing more painting than Dan! I quickly assured this thoughtful soul that I can paint but I can’t splice the lines! I’m pretty zippy with the labor duties; it’s the technical tasks where I have limitations!
The encouragement continued for the entire 3 days! Sunday we only applied one coat of barrier with the 5th and final coat planned for Monday, followed by two coats of the antifouling paint. We had some difficulty with lint like particles in the finish which meant that we lightly sanded between coats. It was recommended that we use a foam roller and we did for the final application. Except that the rollers were disintegrating by the end of the job, the lint problem was mostly eliminated. It wasn’t until we applied the antifouling paint that we realized how hard it was to apply the barrier paint. The antifouling paint spread with ease.
The intention was to finish our job by the end of the day. As Dan and I sat with the sun on our backs watching the paint dry, an intense feeling of accomplishment was starting to build. A BIG task was coming to a close and we had been able to intersperse other jobs into the weekend.
The plan was to start to load up our car so once we completed the final coat we would take showers and mosey home. Dan had started to mix the paint; the bags were packed. One of the yard men happened to come by; I offered him a homemade cookie and as he lingered, munching and commenting that only owners could do the kind of labor intensive job that we had done, he declared that we could not apply the next color of antifouling paint for at least 24 hours! Though the surface was dry to touch, apparently another coat of paint would activate something in the dry coat which would release the color and cause the dark green (on the bottom) and the blue (about to be applied) to blend! Horrors! The mixing ceased, the cans were sealed, and another day will finish our labor of love.
