Day 1 (11/22) 4 hands on the boat Sanding bottom paint out. Whole day sanding bottom paint leftovers to clean gelcoat. Vic did massive surface sanding and I did small blisters opening and marking. and there was a lot of them. Photos at the end on the day. Over the day we finished Starboard and started port. Port side sanding bottom paint in progress. Keel damage. Looks like at some moment boat was grounded in rocks or somebody dropped centerboard too fast and too often. Bottom front section about 18 inch of a keel appeared to be completely de-laminated, i tried to save some original material to keep shape first day, but later grind all to live fiberglass. Keel damage (started open front section) Red neck Gel-coat humidity test. General gelcoat "humidity test" plastic bag taped to hull, no water getting out. Day is over Day 2 (11/23) 4 hands on the boat Continuing removing bottom paint and open blisters. ...
Refitting and restoration 47years old Irwin Citation 34 sailboat. Originally Blog is made to motivate myself to continue this hard work. DIY Step by step work. Working almost single-handed. Going to make the boat seaworthy and put it in salt water. Most records are just reminders what and when was done. If you are interesting in some details, please put request to comment. I will provide more information.