Flying Fifteen Pacific - 4034

Two coats of paint applied, all went quite well.  Really happy with finish!!  Used Valspar LIC 40, a 2 part linear polyurethane with 4:1 ratio mix to hardener.  About 26 oz. covers entire hull.  Recommend doing several small batches and working when boat surface is cool and dry.  We started with a cool morning with rising temperature.  Scattered light with a clouded sky put enough insolation on hull surface to warm up so curtain was in place during work.  This paint when it hits warms surfaces can be shocked to catalyze much faster and impacting the roll/tip painting ease.  Sanded all over with orbital and final at 120.  Cleaned with lacquer thinner.  After one day dry re-sanded lightly to take off bumps and bugs etc.  Roll paint in 3ft^2 area then brush with fine hair brush.  Amazing.   Cleaning off spinnaker chute from chicken drops.

Too much rain today to paint the hull so onward with trailer frame.  Applied some primer although there is still welding to finish.  Hoping for some sun tomorrow.

                                                      Side support plates

Light and plates mounting.