Lil' Mule II got her antifouling and rudder this afternoon.
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This is a journal that I am keeping to post updates as I proceed with the restoration of Lil' Mule II, a 1971 Jouët Caprice
Hull
Monday 4 July 2011
Back in black
By Ryan on Monday 4 July 2011, 18:41
Lil' Mule II got her antifouling and rudder this afternoon.
Friday 1 July 2011
Final coat of paint on the hull
By Ryan on Friday 1 July 2011, 15:33
I finally got the third and final layer of paint on the hull of Lil' Mule II.
While I'm not totally happy with it (despite my best efforts, some dust settled on the transom, and some brush marks are visible, etc.), I'm going to have to call it done. I can't guarantee that a 4th layer would be any better given the painting area. Anyway, it's time to move on to other things and get her in the water!
Thursday 30 June 2011
Nice ass
By Ryan on Thursday 30 June 2011, 17:05
Been a while since she's heard that;)
Today I added the second coat of Perfection to the hull, going after a smother finish than the first coat.
Tuesday 28 June 2011
The Heineken boat of love
By Ryan on Tuesday 28 June 2011, 18:24
I got the first layer of the new paint on today....and how awesome is that choice of color. ;)
A quick word about this layer, there was a very odd sort of color bubbles. I have no idea what that was about, and I am really unhappy about it, anyway, I anticipate it looking much more beautiful once I get this layer sanded, and the next one on.
(UPDATE: after checking out Perfection's troubleshooting, it appears that the problems (they refer to it as fisheye) is caused by surface porosity underneath.)
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