I am taking up the suggestion of an administrator to keep a build log of my current boat, Mamoli's Britannia racing yacht. It necessarily starts in progress because I resumed building this boat after a several-year hiatus. I'm including a photo of the box art as a suggestion of what it will look like when finished. I am resuming the build with painting the hull. When I left off I had sprayed a base coat of white, but when it dried there were a number of hairline cracks, mainly at the planking seams. I tried a couple of things but ended up sanding it to bare wood, using some wood filler on the worst spots and sanding again. A coat of primer showed there were still some significant flaws so more filler, more sanding (220 and 320 grit) and prime again. That cycle went on a couple more times and on the last one I tried using patching plaster in the last and smallest cracks. If I look real close there are some remaining flaws, so I will employ the time-tested technique of not looking real close. In other words, it's time to mark the waterline and paint.
Here are some pictures. I chose this boat because I like the hull shape. If it is this lovely in gray primer, think how pretty it will be when it is finished.
Wish me luck.
Here are some pictures. I chose this boat because I like the hull shape. If it is this lovely in gray primer, think how pretty it will be when it is finished.
Wish me luck.