(Most of the pictures below were taken with a video camera, so they aren't as sharp as they could be.)
Through most of the winter and spring I was removing paint, using stripper for the first few layers (when the temperature allowed) and sanding the rest. There were at least 8 coats in the salon, and they were all coming off. I had decided that I was going to focus on the salon, and the head and v-berth could wait. In my shop I was also stripping and repairing the wood trim (mahogany and teak).
When I saw that spring and potential launch time was coming closer, I decided to do some quick painting. The idea of learning to work with two-part polyurethanes was too much for me at that point. I hadn't removed all the hardware on the side decks, nor had I done much patching. I just splashed on some primer and some Brightside, and I was about to call the boat carpenter to come install the coamings as agreed. The painted portions looked much better, but not good enough.
The down-and-dirty paint job did not do the trick for me. More work would be needed. I ended up sanding off the painting I had done. I later removed all hardware and filled all the cracks and holes and gouges.
Next: December 2001