Re-painting the hull

The first coat of blue went on pretty well. There was a little sagging in a few places, but not much. I went back the next day, and Kim had sanded the entire hull! All the sag lines were gone.

We decided to try a modified technique – rolling without brushing – big mistake. We tried to brush it out, but made a big mess. So, we reverted to the original method. It came out perfect. We ended up with a nice finish on the starboard side, and bow, and a mess on about two thirds of the port side.

So, we had to go for a third coat on the port side. It isn’t quite as good as the starboard side, but it is close. Next up, topsides in white!