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First Coat

I now have the first coat of paint on the sides.  I kind of liked the Green Bay Packers’s colors.  There’s a lot of damage on the sides from hitting docks and whatever else got in their way. 

first coat white paint on boat


After sanding the sides, I spent a day filling in all the scrapes and screw holes.  The next day, I sanded and the first coat went on.

white painted boat in progress


Just like Christmas – removing the tape and seeing the nice white stripes.  It is rewarding.  I will have to clean up some of the stripes where the paint bled.

closeup white stripe paint on boat


That’s just cool.  It is so worth the time it takes for sure.  Next, I will lightly sand it and then the varnish gets applied.  What do you think?

side by side top view of boat

Jack