July 21 & 22, 2020
Over the last couple of days the cove stripe has been the focus. I began with the port side of the boat with the following process: carefully apply tape to protect the topsides from application of the cove stripe paint, sand the cove stripe, clean with solvent, and then apply three coats of paint.
The paint I chose for Sea Hag's....yes, we have a name for the Allied 24! More on that later. The cove stripe paint applied is the TotalBoat TotalGold metallic paint, a perfect option for cove stripe work.
The paint went on without issue, and so I followed the clean up of tools and materials with removal of the protective tape.
The following day, I repeated the steps taken on the port side with that of starboard side's application of the TotalGold metallic paint.
After discussing the issue of applying her name, it was decided to repeat the gold theme of the cove stripe for the naming letters.
Boat yards are a heck of a place, just incredibly dirty with this and that blowing around in the air whilst owners work to bring their vessels back to the water as quickly as possible. We had a some minor to the port side coaming block cap that would require removal and repair.
There was a clean break in the piece, so really will be no issue to effect a repair that will eliminate any weakness in the seam between the two pieces. I will be sanding down the surface, installing, and sealing with two new bungs, followed by varnish work to button everything up.
Total Time Over Two Days: 4 hrs
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