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Restoration - The Deck
As we started to remove the hardware from the deck we also started
working on the many spider cracks in the gelcoat. We thought a Dremel
would work well for this job and started grinding out the cracks.
We'll let you know if they hold. We'll fill them with epoxy and
paint later.
Ok, removing the toe rails kind of sucks. The silicon used is fairly
strong so it takes awhile getting them off. So far this has been
the hardest job but once they are off it feels great! We kept a
cold six pack of Corona in the fridge for a reward after the last
piece of wood was removed. A good days effort.
SANDING
With all the hardware and teak finally off the deck it is time
to start the sanding. The first step in the process is to sand off
the old non-skid texture. We used 80 grit with our orbital sander
but if we were to do it again we might go with 40 grit to make the
go a bit fast. With the hardest sanding over with we are excited
to move onto the rest of the deck and the hull.
SPIDER CRACKS
Not sure if we would want to see this spider crack in our worse
nightmare but really the look is worse than its bite. The first
thing we did was use our Dremel and carved out all the small hair
line cracks. Next we filled with Awlfair. Once the epoxy set over
night we sanded with 80 grit sand pager.
>> The Boat
>> The Rudder
>> The Handrails
>> The Rails
>> The Deck Hood
>> The Deck
>> The Painting
>> The Assembly
>> The Christening
>> Project Summary
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