Started on the varnish

Even though the posts have slowed the work on Winterhawk has been steady. I didn’t bring my camera this weekend so I don’t have much to show. There was a bit more stripping done and then some light sanding. Alia came down to help with the varnish. We applied the 1st coat to the main bulkhead, around the side, the door to the forward cabin and the hanging locker area. Alia and I pulled out the spinnaker I picked up and it’s a pretty close fit. 43’ luff 29’ foot. I’ve been packing the chute on Rev and the last 3 deploys have gone off just fine. I’m looking forward to having a spinnaker this summer.

I’m heading back to the boat tonight to knock down the 1st coat and get the 2nd coat on.

The weather is changing here and we’ve had a few nice days. I’m getting ready to do some exterior paint. The process of painting is a little confusing. The Pettit web site doesn’t clearly outline just what to do and in what order. Their tech people respond with no more than one sentence. I really like the Vivid paint as well as the easypoxy (I’m using that on the hatch for the Westerly, it goes on really smooth and has a nice high gloss finish) so I want to use Pettit, but when you compare the tech info with Interlux, it’s night and day. Interlux has a lot of info on line and the email I got from the tech people spells out what products they recommend and in what order. I think I have it all figured out for Pettit products, but it was tedious.

I’m looking forward to getting the Westerly hatch on so I can put it up for sale. If anyone is looking for a great little pocket cruiser get in contact. She’s in sail ready condition and has had loads of upgrades. I’m sure we can arrange for you to keep her in the same slip, possibly even with the live-aboard status.