Restoration of
Early Light's
Sailing Dinghy
Page 5


The clamps were removed the next morning as can be seen in the two photos below and preparations were made to glue up the last piece of teak.





The starboard inwhale was cut to fit, glue mixed and applied and the piece was then clamped and left to cure. This should be the last photo where clamps will be visible. :-)



After the epoxy on the inwhale had cured overnight the clamps were removed the seats were removed now that they were not needed to hold the hull shape. I took them home to strip, sand and refinish them.

With the seats out of the dinghy I began sanding all the new teak. I used progressively finer sandpaper until I ended up with 220 grit. After all the sanding was complete, all the teak was wiped down with acetone and masking tape was applied in preparation for the 6 coats of Sikkens Cetol.

Dinghy ready for first coat of Cetol
after sanding and masking finished.


Dinghy after application of first coat of Cetol.
It is starting to look a lot better.


With the Cetol application complete, I masked it off and sanded the entire inside of the fiberglass hull. This was followed by a thorough wipe down with acetone. The first of two coats of Pettit Bikini Blue EasyPoxy was then applied using a thin 6-inch foam rollers and 1-inch foam brushes in the tight spots.

Dinghy after first coat of paint on inside of hull.


A light sanding between coats insured good adhesion of the second coat. Once the second coat of paint had dried, the masking tape was removed.

Dinghy after completion of interior painting.


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