When do you say enough is enough ?

[Sixpence]

As many on here already know, I have come a little late in life to the world of boating that some of you have been doing for years (please ignore the envious tone /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif ) but since I bought my Debutante, all I have done is work on her to get ready to launch and go sailing. It's taken months to get her from this

To this weekend, where yet again I rubbed down the entire upper hull and painted again, before finally getting to this

Ignore the look, I was under orders to pose and the dog walked around the corner /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Now I really can't decide wether I should wet & dry yet again (thanks for the lessons Matt) or just say that enough is enough, and get the rest completed ready to launch.

Would appreciate any comments folks, you have more experience than me, so should I stop working on the hull yet, or not ?

Yours
Knackered of Spalding /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[sarabande]

Nah - get out sailing and scratch it with fenders, cover it in seagull poo, dent it with anchor chain, like a real sailor.
Looks pretty good for a beginner /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

At least we can see in the reflection that you have been tidying your workshop ....

 

[SwedishLass]

It will take time for the paint to fully harden now especially with the number of coats. Time to move on to next job, rubbing strake etc. Time to sail so that you can spend all next winter repairing scuffs, fender marks etc. Unless, of course she is so intuitive to handle that she never disgraces herself in close quarters situations.

 

[FullCircle]

Launch,launch,launch!!!!!!

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Just get out there!

 

[eastcoastbernie]

For god's sake Dave, stop farting about, get her launched and go sailing. Learn this simple truth, the sailing season is short enough without spending it doing winter jobs. Get her launched, go sailing.

 

[curve]

You do realise that summer has come and gone and that autumn is around the corner.

Get her onto the water and sail her.

She is looking grand.

 

[tillergirl]

Choice of 4 answers:

1. We've all heard of trolls on the forum. Is this an earlier recorded case of a different category - a gloater on the forum?

2. The answer to your question depends on whether you want to achieve a reasonable gloss or shine....

3. The deeper the shine, the sadder you will be at the first blemish.

4. Umm, look get out there. She's perfect. (You're gloating.....

 

[reginaldon]

I used Wickes 5 year enamel on my Caprice - roller applied in two 1 hour sessions - attracted good comments, wearing well - similar colour to yours - as they say launch!
In a day or two, you'll be more concerned about that muddy streak on your topsides - you'll never notice your lovely finish.

 

[CPD]

Yep Dave, get her in. As others have said, after the first few blemishes, knocks and scratches, perfection will take on a new meaning.

 

[Sixpence]

Many thanks to one and all, launch it is, date should be decided by next weekend so looking forward to Oostende, I shall crack on with other jobs that need doing to make her watertight (windows, mushroom vents etc. ) in the meantime. Oh, and please don't remind me that I'm going to be bumping things and messing up the shine soon after she goes in /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
As reminded by the honourable FC, my organisational skills are crap, so sorting out a launch party should be fun /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
See you out there folks /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Alfie168]

I reckon another three coats should do it....sink it with the weight that is /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Get its bottom wet man!!!!
/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Tim

 

[Sixpence]

Thought you might get here in the end /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Plan is a go, shortly after next weekend she goes in, once I find that box of brass screws that I spent two hours looking for this evening and still didn't find, though everything else I've been looking for turned up /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
As you are just up the road from me, you will of course be welcome to come along to the celebrations /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Alfie168]

I've been pre-occupied with avoiding sailing by managing to be ill over the last bank hol, then being on call, then spending last sat doing my short range VHF licence thingy.

Let me know when/where your launch party is, I will try and make it, though I am going to try and go sailing this wekend.

It would be nice to touch base at the very least. I hadn't heard about Boston Marina, but i'm not surprised really.

Cheers

Tim

 

[Sixpence]

Off to Oostende myself this weekend, but I'll keep updating in here for when the launch date is, look forward to meeting