Today we had a visitor. His name was Charley Sabatier. He was a counselor at a camp I went to a year or so ago that teaches people to sail. The camp was called Blackjack Sailing Camp. It was a day camp that taught you the basics of sailing. This camp is what got me into sailing.
I have learned my lesson with trusting my dad to order the right stuff for my boat! So we called Mr. Sabatier and asked if he could come over and look at our mast and boom and to tell us what rigging/ropes we needed, how many, what size, where they go, etc. We also got some great guidance and advice from David Ferron on the National Sweet 16 Sailing Group Facebook page.
He told us we needed six ropes, a painter’s line that is 3/8inch, three 1/4inch ropes for the halyard and jib, and two 3/8inch ropes for the mainsail and jib. The image below shows what we ordered. We bought more painter’s line then we needed, but we are going to use the extra for another project.
Mr. Sabatier is not only a great sailor who restored his own boat, but he is also a physics teacher at our local high school, OHS.
When Mr. Sabatier left, my dad and I began working. We started by cleaning and vacuuming the boat like always. Then, we painted the floor and floor walls.
Unlike the previous days, today we really started painting. No more primer. Another thing different that we did today is that we used a different type of paint for the floor and compartments, something called Interdeck non-slip. It is real paint, not primer, but it is rougher than regular paint so you won’t slip. We meant to order it in gray, but the white still looks nice (will probably later on in the year go over it with gray).
One thing I forgot to mention is that before we painted and cleaned the boat, we did some light hand sanding so the paint would stick better. We also went over the boat with something called 333 Brushing Liquid on a cheesecloth before we painted as well.
After we cleaned and painted the compartments and floors, we moved onto the seats and outwalls using regular paint. Roll and Tipping.
This is me hand sanding and painting the front compartment and floor.
Dad and I are roll and tipping the outer walls and seats.
The end result ended up looking great! One more coat, and it will look even better!
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