1993 23/3 Refit

[Renae]

Ranae, the company that makes it, Alexseal, calls it topside paint. I used that word in conjunction with primer just to show that I used both.  I will be moving on to red bottom paint as soon as I color-sand, cut and buff the Flag Blue hull and add a white boot stripe.

At that point, your deck will be white, your topsides Flag Blue and your bottom red.  Your craftsmanship looks excellent.

[USMCR O-5]

Thanks!  It's been a lot of work. The Florida rep for Alexseal has been a tremendous help. He gave me his cell phone number and answers text questions all the time.

[USMCR O-5]

Well, after looking at what was a pretty good paint job done in my driveway, I was given access to an air conditioned garage for a few weeks and I'm going for a "perfect" paint job.  More sanding...

[USMCR O-5]

Got another coat of paint on last night.

[USMCR O-5]

The paint dried quite well. I also painted the boot stripe today.

[Tim Gardner]

Looks Great.  Mines next on your list ;<)

[brackish]

That is a fantastic paint job.  Thanks for keeping us up to date.  Do you have a projected launch date yet?

[USMCR O-5]

The interior is still an empty shell so we'll turn to that next.  I hope to have her in the water in the next 6-12 months.

[Renae]

That will be interesting, particularly if you don't follow the factory layout.

[USMCR O-5]

While the factory layout is good, I plan to improve on it a bit using marine plywood and epoxy with a slightly different plan.

[USMCR O-5]

Now on to the trailer!  33-year-old Magic Tilt that I got with no brakes.  Completely original with springs that broke as I took them out.  One axle, all four springs, all four hubs and bearing sets, brakes, brake lines and a new surge coupler at the front.  Now I'm road legal and wouldn't hesitate to take this on a very long trip... several are anticipated.

[USMCR O-5]

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