She’s up on blocks at Seaview East Boatyard in Ballard. See, it’s time for new antifouling bottom paint. Four years is really longer than you can expect antifouling to last! She’s getting scrubbed and prepped, and will get a shiny new coat of Pettit Vivid.
And anybody who’s seen Two Lucky Fish in person recently will probably want to take this opportunity to remind me that the trim tabs look like an aquarium exhibit!
I’ve taken lots of pictures today, but luckily I FAILED to get any good “before” pictures of the trim tabs. You’ll have to be satisfied with this post-pressure-wash picture I took with my phone just now:
The folks at Seaview seem to have everything under control. They’re going to rough up these trim tabs, so the paint will stick, and add a little zinc slug to each one to minimize corrosion.
The weather’s great, and it should be done Wednesday.
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Momma Pauline // Nov 17, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Does anyone take scrapings of the marine collections to see if there are invasive species taking root in the inland waters where you boat? In some harbors (I am not certain where), there’s been trouble with ballast from the larger ships….enough the require legislative or environmental action. Perhaps someone will update me.
Two Lucky Fish Haulout Photo Album | Navagear.com // Nov 19, 2008 at 11:48 am
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