The Last Coat of Paint

For the deck at least. Not much new to report other than the deck is painted and the wheel covers are on and also painted. I often wonder why more people don't keep wooded boats, and then I have to paint one. There's a lot of surface area that one never considers. Painting a wall is one thing. Rolling on 200 sq. ft. of paint takes about 10 minutes. Brushing on 200 sq. ft. of high gloss enamel on a boat takes about 4 hrs. Edges have to be precise and there are hundreds of little nooks that have to be reached, and they are all in the most inaccessible spots and require you to constantly go back to areas you have already painted to maintain a wet edge. And then the bugs! What is it about gloss white paint that attracts bugs so?! I've given up preventing them and now just go around with a sharp knife after it as dried and cut them off.

Anyway here's some pics. As you can see the deck is green. Not the exact color I wanted but it was cheap paint so I went with it. The brightwork to close the gap between the deck and hull is yet to be installed. Hopefully tomorrow or Wed will be the last day of woodworking for a while and she can move out of the shed onto the trailer and I can start the metal work. We'll see.

I promise I'll post more regularly. I was caught up in preparations for Fourth of Julobster and haven't been near my laptop in a while. Now I have two weeks to get as much work done as a can before my next out of town obligation.