Wednesday, April 04, 2012

It Starts

  Finally broke down and got to work today. With some flat white latex I repainted the hull and interior of Blue Flower. Someone once told me the cheapest way to add value to a house is to paint it. Seems to work with boats too. Seze looks like she's owned by someone who cares. Took me all of about twenty minutes. There is not a lot of surface area on a 12' boat apparently. Major painting work will be another coat of white, figuring out how to get the brown decks back to a solid color, the deck lines repainted, and a blue sheer stripe added.   
  Then it's the sanding and varnishing of the spars and mast.
  Trailer got some work too. Well the tires were sent to a shop to be looked at in preparation for season. Have to repack the bearings and wire in the combined lights harness. Oh and register it.
Nice to take that first step though!