One little thing I do is collect and weigh everything that gets taken off / out of a pair of hulls a I go, I usually finish off each nights work with the vacuum cleaner and weigh each nights work up....

it never seems like much weight but over a couple of weeks work it soon adds up, for example I took out 13kilos from TwiceShy's starting weight to finished weight, its always a big supprise as to the volume & weight of debris that the hulls hold !!!

this is JUST the paint weight

A few more photos from Phill

sanding.... sanding .... and more sanding

sanding finished

plywood sealer applied

and a coat of white follows shortly afterwards

and while the hulls were drying....
time for the beams and centre tube to get some work....

next step is the anti-slip tape

getting fussy with the tape

with the tape on the fittings can be refitted.....

starting to look the goods.... nice, clean & fresh paint



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