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Day 20 – Deck stripped down to the lower layer of fiberglass sandwich
Day 19 – Deck was reconstructed on the lower layer of fiberglass sandwich with plywood
Day 18 – The balsa in the fiberglass sandwich construction was rotten. So upper layer was removed.
Gunwales are sanded and covered with fiberglass to act as an external skeleton
Aluminium plates installed on the gunwales for fixing genoa rails and are covered with fiberglass
Old large portholes are closed with plywood
Moving on with reconstructing the deck
Day 28 – Upper layer of fiberglass sandwich reconstructed with polyester resin & fiberglass cloth.
Day 34 – More layers of fiberglass cloth & polyester resin applied
Day 32 – Most of the foredeck is covered
Earlier portholes are covered by fiberglass to strengthen cabin
Day 221- Application of non-slip paint on deck and cabin roof is finished
Day 168 – Stanchion bases and genoa rails are installed
Day 136 – Deck & cabin is getting ready for painting
Day 136- Mast step area is reinforced with extra layers of plywood and fiberglass
Day 152 – Deck is getting ready for paint