Dat sorta sucked!!!

Good float today. 

Wet deck from roll practice.

She’s a roller!!!   Moderate primary stability, wall solid secondary up to capsize point then full on toss you over.   That capsize point is almost 90° to surface. 

No speed demon,  but I knew that from racing her the once.  4mph solid, all day long,  but requires enormous inputs to exceed that.

And even swamped,  she floats.

Had to clean her out some more: had a stinkbug fly in my face when I pulled the skirt so figured “drown the bastards!!!”   The fingerlings at shore were more than happy for them.

Now, what sucked?

Lyssa.

Epoxy finish.

I now know why they say to not use epoxy and gelcoat.  

Came home and noted some areas that didnt seem like they had cured. 

They hadnt

And around them. I could see the build up from the gelcoat.

Sigh,,,   wipe those areas with degreaser. Use a sharpie to tag them, out comes the sander,   again!!!

Not too many but enough, and all along the gunnel, none on the lower hull.  I wasnt as detailed as I thought. 

I was much more meticulous this round. Sand,  wipe down, observe water ‘stain’, sand some more, repeat,,, 

The last of the gelcoat is now on, and I walked around her three times looking, HARD, for any signs of gelcreep (what Im calling those bare patches I found)

No more epoxy for boats unless I build it as an epoxy boat; no gelcoat.

Gonna let gurl cure over night, and I has a Vet appt for Elbee tomorrow evening. (prononced as letters, L B .   Stands for lucky bastard.  Or little bit,  both work.) As well as a FULL day of powered gate fun.   One install,  two diags.   Might carry over into Twosday.

And I’ll get to the sanding and polishing as soon as I can.  Sanding should be a breeze: she is already smooth,  just knock down the high spots and swirlies from the DA.   I want her done by Friday, PERIOD!!!   She’s been drydocked for three weeks and I miss paddling her.  Paddling Selkie was fun,  but she aint Lyssa.