Trip dates:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Sail
Hull Section with Waterline Paint Removed
Dobbs guided us through using a "farmer's level" to mark off the area to be sanded for adjusting GRACE's waterline. We're raising the bottom paint 2", and correspondingly the boot stripe, to keep the nice paint more clear of the water and its sticky inhabitants. With the target area defined, I stripped about 9' on the port side - first with 40-grit to remove layers of paint and primer, then finishing to bare gelcoat with 80-grit.
Meanwhile, Dobbs explored how to best fit a battery into the locker under the port quarterberth. We're replacing one of two Group 24 AGM's with two lithium batteries, and keeping the other AGM as a starter and charging "buffer".