discussion Brian's Sovereign of the seas

[Bri62]

 

[flyjoe180]

Look forward to seeing the hull in white, Brian

 

[Bri62]

Just waiting for the paint, feeling a bit nervous ! lets hope it all goes to plan

 

[boatman]

FINGERS CROSSED Bri
Chrisb

 

[Bri62]

Morning, first attempt went ok ish but not happy with the first coat, some slight bleeding occurred so I will give it a light sand and re-do the masking with better tape then re-paint, It's got to be right

 

[Tim Marlow]

That’s interesting. Finish has come out well.
However, the more I think about it, I wonder how long it lasted in service? It certainly wouldn’t have the adhesion and toughness of modern paints, and there would be no way to repaint her unless she was either heeled right over (difficult I would think) or taken back out of the water. Friction would be expected to quickly erode the paint during sailing as well. Looks good though

 

[Bri62]

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