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    Painting The Interior

    I finished stripping down the interior. No walk in the park. I originally intended to just sand down any flaking paint and rough up the rest. Didn't work out that way. Once I started sanding, more and more paint wanted to go.

    What makes it difficult is that the surface is not smooth, lots of hills and valleys.

    Here's how it looked after I sanded it a few times. The white areas is the old paint (low spots)
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    A few days after I finished sanding, more paint would start to flake. Back at it again. And so on.

    I ended up taking off a whole lot of paint.
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    The brown, chocolate colored areas is a fairing compound I mixed with epoxy and phenolic microballoons. This covers the spots where I fiberglassed the bulkheads, corners and hull deck joint.

    I also fiberglassed a new (lower) shelf on each side of the boat. This is the starboard side, looking aft.
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    Sorry, that was the port side. Here is the starboard side.
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    The starboard shelf has a cut out so I can open the drawer of the galley.
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    These photos are pretty bad. I used a disposable camera and scanned them.

    I have a head with a holding tank. The hoses leading up to the deck were exposed. I'm building a little box to cover them. Still need to cut out the front covers.
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    Just about ready for painting.

    You might be able to see a little of the original, green paint.

    I'll be painting the interior the same shade of green. Both because I like the color and in the interests of historical accuracy.
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    Just kidding.

    A coat of primer sure helps to brighten thing up a bit.
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    port side after primer.
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    I have one top coat on now.
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    I feel better now
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    interior

    Looks good,its so bright I need sunglasses!!Is the new shelf for the inverter and microwave?
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    I'll post some better photos soon.

    Still have to do the laminate and put all the teak trim back on.

    Glad to finish this job. Sanding the interior is no fun. Alot of tight spots and corners. Awkward and confined. Clouds of dust.

    To use a respirator properly you have to mash it into your face to make an airtight seal. Leaves creases in your face for about an hour afterwards. Sorry, no pictures.

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    Don't know about an inverter and microwave. I'm mechanically challenged.

    I figure the shelf would be handy for storing important items like beer coozies and bags of chips.

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    So I assume youll be done next weekend? Isnt your sailing season up in New York half way over?

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