1963 Highlander Sailboat

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1963 20' Highlander Sailboat

Videos showing the initial survey of the boat

12/10/12

12/13/12

1/4/13

Applying coats of varnish

1/9/13

Boat after 5th coat of varnish

1/11/13

1/17/13

Sanding interior pieces

1/22/13

Sanding for final coat of varnish

1/23/13

Painted varnish room floor

Other Improvements Include:

Putting spackle in cracks to eliminate places for dust to hide

Installing a pressurization fan so that any air that leaks is clean air out of the room and not dirty air in

Installing soaking hose to wet floor a hour before applying varnish

Spraying clothes with hair spray before entering room to keep lint on clothes

Keeping room at 70 degrees and 50% humidity through using HVAC system with HEPA filter on inlet and outlet. These turn off at 5:00 AM to allow any dust to settle

Instituting written procedure for varnish preparation

- Washing of boat

- Covering holes in boat

- Spraying boat with anti-static gun to eliminate "fish eyes"

- Final tack with tack rag and use of tack rag throughout the entire varnishing process

2/4/13

2/7/13

3/15/13

4/5/13

Prepping cream area for paint

Prepping cream area for paint

4/8/13

Interior after 9 coats of varnish

Interior after 9 coats of varnish

Masking off interior and exterior of boat

Masking off interior and exterior of boat

Masking off interior and exterior of boat

Sanding interior pieces

Sanding interior pieces

Sanding interior pieces

Added another two coats of varnish

Added another two coats of varnish

Added another two coats of varnish

Sanded down part of interior and splash rails

Sanded down part of interior and splash rails

Sanding interior. To be refinished

Masking to sand splash rail

4/9/13

continuing to prep for paint

continuing to prep for paint

continuing to prep for paint

4/12/13

Panited bottom inside of boat

Panited bottom inside of boat

Panited bottom inside of boat

Panited bottom inside of boat

4/15/13

Scuffed paint to prepare for a third coat

Scuffed paint to prepare for a third coat

Scuffed paint to prepare for a third coat

Scuffed paint to prepare for a third coat

4/16/13

5/22/13

Boat was flipped over to make work on bottom of boat possible

5/23/13

Wet sanding bottom of boat

Wet sanding bottom of boat

Sanded bottom of boat

6/5/13

Mylar strip being removed from keel

6/11/13

Put mylar strip going down keel of boat

Put mylar strip going down keel of boat

Put mylar strip going down keel of boat

6/12/13

Second coat of paint. A few more coats needed to cover up old gray stripe

Second coat of paint

Second coat of paint

6/13/13

Applying third coat of paint

Applying third coat of paint

6/21/13

Prepping bottom for final coat of paint. Wet sanded bottom

Prepping bottom for final coat of paint. Wet sanded bottom

Prepping bottom for final coat of paint. Wet sanded bottom

6/27/13

Sanding bottom smooth

6/28/13

putting on final coat of paint

putting on final coat of paint

putting on final coat of paint

7/10/13

Sanding bottom smooth

Port side has not been finished, starboard has

7/11/13

Starting on port side

7/18/13

8/7/13

Sanding bottom of boat

Sanding bottom of boat

8/14/13

8/16/13