Mast Mast sanded  to state to remove all pitting and prepare for painting. Lightning protection ground plate plate 3' x 4" mounted to hull on port side.  To drill hole as close to the mast as possible I had to remove grey water tank out of the locker. To remove tank i had to disconnect sanitation hoses, and it was pretty hard task.  Plate installed on two bronze 1/2 bolts. One is under the waste tank, second one under the floor sole under the cabin table. Plate is mounted using 3M 5200 adhesive.  Plate compressed to the hull and left for the week.  Engine  Water strainer installed, all clamps set on raw water hoses. Installed seaflo water strainer, to install it I had to make a stand to let access for cleaning it.  Strainer installed above water line.  Waterline painting  Put masking tape and lightly cover edge between white topside paint with the topside paint, then next day applied layer of blue paint. I am keeping fingers crossed it ...

    Dec 20, Sanding topsides Sanding fairing on topsides, a lot of sanding, all guide coat sanded out. Starboard  end of the day pictures. Port side Mixing One more layer of barrier coat, but then realized we need to sand whole bottom, so next layer of barrie rcoat move Second layer of the barrier coat done. Maria is trying painting hood. It appeared WAY too small. ;-) Dec 21 Priming topsides (2 layers in one day)   Maria inspecting the work early morning.    THE LAST blister glassed and putty applied.   Transom required a lot of putty to get good. Not really deep voids, but a lot of shallow imperfections and old fish eyes.    Me sanding transom         Then we sanded barriercoat between layers. It was a warm day and it was not a glass sanding, so no hazmat suits this time, just positive pressure mask.    Me after sanding      Then 2 layers of top side primer.  Layer one  Second...