Sailboat Parts and Hullwork
The sailing season is almost upon us but I still have some work to accomplish on the sailboat. We are excited to be heading to the lake house in a few short weeks but the sailboat must be ready by then! Most of the parts I have ordered have arrived so I can now begin working on the hull and installing new parts. The main thing that needs to be accomplished, above all else, is to do some much needed hullwork. This past winter we had some water get into small cracks in the gelcoat and then freeze. The expanding frozen water cracked out a larger hole in the gelcoat. This gelcoat is applied over the fiberglass hull, sanded smooth, and then some serious elbow grease is needed to wax the shine into the newly applied gelcoat. This photo, to the left, shows the cracked out gelcoat on the hull. I also have a few other small areas of the hull which could use some attention so I will work on those areas as well. Eventually, I would like to refinish the entire surface of the hull..