More Coats

May 28th, 2021 James The Build

It turns out that there are more coats of paint required than we realized. So not much other progress to report on apart from a few successive shades of grey!

An undercoat on the hull.
An undercoat on the hull.

Scout’s foredeck gives a passable impression of a navy gunboat:

An undercoat on the deck.
An undercoat on the deck.

But a few days later, it’s starting to look like a finish on the hull:

Ready for the water?
Ready for the water?

And the cockpit is looking close too - though maybe a coat or two to go:

Looks all white to me.
Looks all white to me.

Even the centerboard gets a quick matching lick of paint:

Looks all white to me.
Looks all white to me.

We think Scout might be heading toward the main yard soon - and then the interior will begin. See you then!

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