Sunny, very little wind. It finally was a good chance to paint with epoxi the hull and paint with antifouling. Here the steps: Build a shield against dust, direct sun and insects Paint 4 layers epoxy International VC Tar Insertion of rudder axle Application of anti-fouling International VC17m Re-positioning theContinue Reading
Finally spring is in the air. The temperature swings between 6 and 9 degrees Celsius. The keel has been sanded with sand paper grit 80. Rust spots have been sanded away to bare metal and painted with two component epoxy primer International VC TAR2. Next step is to putty whereContinue Reading
During last autumn I have set out with a “small” project, or at least that is what I thought then, to give a refresh to Veloce’s bottom. As I had notice that the paint coming off in some areas close to waterline and on the keel, I decided to removeContinue Reading