That was a damn dirty sanding-job!Īnyway, now that the Silicone was gone I felt pretty satisfied. That was a tough work because with the screaming sander I had to be very, very cautious not to damage surrounding areas. So I had to grind off the gelcoat of the boat literally to the bare GRP – no other chance. Again: Don´t you ever use Silicone on a boat! The problem is that this stuff is so sticky to the surface on the one hand and so slippery on the other hand, that it won´t be a good base for the porthole cement I am going to use. Well, at first it was again putting on a breathing mask and taking the sander: I do not know why but the pre-owners of this King´s Cruiser 33 utilized ordinary kitchen sealant, say: Silicone, to attach the windows. So let´s roll! This is where I start: The sanded down gelcoat surface around the porthole openings in the yacht´s hull A job that is very important, not just because I do not wish to have water inside the boat when sailing, but for the whole refit process in the first place: Without having the windows being finished, I cannot go on inside the saloon fixing the Teak panels or the shroud-covering Teak furniture. This time: Cementing the new Plexi glass windows to the hull´s portholes. Wow, what a day this has been again! I finally found a nice weekend without any stress of my normal business at work to drive down to the marina again and do something nice on the boat´s refit.
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