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Early Light's Sailing Dinghy Page 7 |
The dinghy was turned over and I then masked off the teak in preparation for painting the hull. The hull was painted with 2 coats of White Interlux Brightside enamel applied with a foam roller and then tipped off with a brush.
A new plug was fabricated for the daggerboard slot to keep water from sloshing in when rowing or motoring since the daggerboard would not be installed.
The dinghy was launched and the waterline was marked every foot with a pencil. After marking, she was hauled out and the
double blue bootstripe was applied. The below photos show the dinghy after painting, application of registration numbers and the new double bootstripe.
She is now ready for use.
This was a rewarding and fun project although I must admit it took longer than expected.
Total time spent on this project was 47 man hours.
Cost of materials was as follows:
6.2 board ft. of Burma teak..$68.20
10 sq. ft. of teak veneer..$ 0.00 (On hand)
17 ft. Gunnel Guard..$85.00
1 Qt. West System #105 Epoxy Resin..$18.99
.44 Pt. West System #206 Slow Hardener..$ 9.49
1.7 Oz. West System Colloidal Silica..$ 6.99
Bikini Blue Pettit EasyPoxy paint..$ 0.00 (On hand)
Z-Spar Captain's Varnish..$ 0.00 (On hand)
White Interlux Brightside paint..$ 0.00 (Oh hand)
5 ea. Fiberglass boxes for floatation..$17.45
Closed cell foam..$ 5.00
130 ea. #8 x 3/4" stainless FH wood screws..$ 3.90
130 ea. #8 stainless finishing washers..$ 2.60
TOTAL..$217.62
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