Applied the second coat of Trinidad Pro to the hull. Took somewhat less than one-half gallon. "Pushed the paint" less than yesterday. Started about 1015. Done by 1130. The paint is fairly smooth. Burnishing will make it smoother yet, but the current status is much better than the next boat over where a longer nap roller was used with WestMarine CPP paint. See photos below.
Cut an access panel into the bulkhead separaing the engine space from the port cockpit locker. Will be far easier to replace the stuffing in the stuffing box this way. Not happy with the cut. The jib saw's bottom plate rotated from 90* to some angle resulting in the cut being angled across the 1/2" thickness of the bulkhead rather than being perpendicular. Getting into and maintaining position in the cockpit locker while making the cut was difficult, the angle of the hull works with gravity to slide one's body forward and into the bulkhead being cut.
Focus on the larger flaw located directly above the bow jackstand about two-thirds of the way up towards the waterline. Compare with the same spot on 2022-04-10, 2022-04-11, and 2022-04-12
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| Island Time, the boat next to Constance, at Smith's Marina using a 3/8" nap roller. | Constance at Smith's Marina using a 1/4" nap roller on 2022-04-13. |
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| Constance port bow on 2022-04-13. | Constance port bow detail on 2022-04-20 after 320 grit |
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| Argo at Whitehall Marina on 2022-07-12 | Close up of starboard Argo at Whitehall Marina on 2022-07-12 |