Let The Painting Begin

Progress has been steady on the boat, if a bit slower than I have been hoping for. The whole deck assembly has been sanded down and primed. The smooth sections of the deck have been painted with oyster white and some reassembly work is being done.

I am also proud to announce that Udara Tanda is now legal, I went down to the tag agency and got the title transfer, boat registration and trailer registration done. On the way back home, I stopped by a sign store and had the registration numbers made up in gloss black and the Com-Pac Yacht text made up in gold for the sides near the rear (picture below).

Here is a view of the deck painted with Oyster White and white primer. I need to put down a second coat of oyster white to make sure the coloring is even and smooth, then I will put a second color like the sample piece I did earlier (see 2 pictures below) wherever the rope-like textured surface is on the deck.

Here is the gold Com-Pac Yacht lettering I had made up to replace the original lettering we took off when we stripped down the boat. The text is a little low on the navy blue stripe so it will look balanced when the rubber rub-rail is replaced. You can also see that the hull-to-deck joint just above the blue stripe has been sealed with white 3M 5200 sealant.

For the two-tone paint on the texture of the boat, I custom mixed the color from oyster white, battleship grey and navy blue. It came out as a lighter grey with a slight blue tinge to it.

We're starting to put the transom back together. The rudder mount and bracket were painted navy blue, the jam cleat for the rope that pulls up the rudder was replaced and everthing was mounted on the transom with a healthy dose of 3M 5200 sealant. After the new mahogany and ash tiller handle was mounted, the stern light was replaced with an Attwood unit and the navy blue stripes were carried around across the transom too. The white stripe missing from the navy blue stripe near the top is to reveal the hull number of the boat.