Arrived at Smith's around 1330. Fred Alvarado was taking care of his boat. Chatted a bit about longboarding, his boat, and the coming season.

Continued this season's longboarding using a 24" Dura-Gold Longboard with 80grit Dura-Gold Roll Sandpaper . Worked on the port side. Reached aft to the area of the rudder shoe and the cockpit drain in 90 minutes. 80grit takes noticeably more effort than 120grit. As per routine, wearing Full Face Respirator , gloves with t-shirt and jeans under the Tyvek suit.

After reaching the rudder shoe, returned to the bow. Longboarded the port side of the cutaway keel from the bow boat stand to the turn of the keel.

Note: the bottom colors are, from the outermost inward:

  1. red: two coats Trinidad Pro , each 2mil thick, 4mill total.
  2. white: one coat Petit Protect , 4mil thick.
  3. gray: one coat Petit Protect , 4mil thick.
  4. dark gray: resin applied to the hull as a barrier coat some time in the past.

Port bow after today's longboarding.

Port bow after first longboarding (2024-02-08).

Port bow after filling and some fairing (2022-04-04).