Today I put the last coat of epoxy on the rails, did a little sanding on the interior. After the epoxy was touch dry, I enlisted my Dad to flip the boat. Then my troubles began. Sanding the bottom panel, the one that was glassed was miserable. I had globbed the epoxy on to fill in the weave of the fiber glass, and it was down right lumpy. I spent a solid 3 hours sanding. At first I thought it would just be impossible. I did a pass on the entire bottom panel, then many, many more. I found this helped my sanity and prevented me from sanding through the fiber glass which might have happened if I had obsessed over one small area at a time. It took about half an hour after I stopped sanding to get the feeling back in my right hand.
The primer tacks up quickly. That's probably due in no small part to the Florida tempratures in the garage. I did the priming at about 8:30 PM, when the weather outside was probably a pleasant 80 degrees, but in the garage with the 500 watt work lights and the heat spilling in from the attic, it was probably in the upper 80s. This could complicate things when I put on the actual paint tomorrow. I will have to be pretty quick to apply the paint with the roller and tip it out with a foam brush. I will have to do small sections at a time, I think, or possibly enlist my Dad. I had some near splatter and and drip incidents too. I think I will give all the parts that are going to be varnished a newspaper skirt in addition to the blue painter's tape.
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