It's good to be in the water.

Tom Young · Post by **Tom Young** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:15 am

I store on the public landing in Rockport Harbor. This year I painted the topsides (6 years since last time) as well as my usual stuff. My launch went without a hitch, tools and brushes are put away (far away!). It will be good to disappear into the Penobscot Bay today for a well earned escape. http://www.mainecoastguide.com/forum/in ... ile&id=194

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:35 am

She is pretty. Congratulations on a good launch also.

Fair sailing.

AJ · Post by AJ » Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:23 pm

Very nice, Tom! And a great angle to boot - I love that bows-on-view of your Challenger.

What type of paint is it that you used on the topsides?

AJ

Tom Young · Post by **Tom Young** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:20 am

a 50 50 mix of Easypoxy gloss and semi gloss. The reason I tried it on the last coat (6 years ago) was because I wanted to dull the gloss just a bit. This seemed like an easy solution.

But I realize, how would I know if I don't have a sample of each to compare? Mute point though, I need 2 quarts to do the job.

My old hull is not as fair as many glass hulls to start with. And to compound that, I added a bit of unfairness when I removed the failed awlgrip a few years back.

Next time, I will do some serious fairing (that looks like alot of work though), but, I said that last time.

AJ · Post by AJ » Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:34 am

Tom Young wrote:My old hull is not as fair as many glass hulls to start with. And to compound that, I added a bit of unfairness when I removed the failed awlgrip a few years back.

You could certainly fool me! The hull on Christmas looks silky smooth in that photo. Congrats again on a job well done.

AJ

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