Topsides

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On the whole, the hull is in pretty good shape relative to the deck.  There are some stress cracks in the gelcoat from the lack of fenders while left in the slip and the bootstripe was interesting...    The trailer was tenuous at best.

The rubrails seem to have been Cetol-ed in place with no tape on a very windy day with an old paintbrush.  A light sanding took care of the worst of it.   The trailer is due for a total rebuild once she's dropped in the water.

The topsides have had an initial sanding and the cracks in the gelcoat have been scraped and filled with epoxy.

The boat was left without fenders in it's slip and the pilings did a number on the gelcoat.  The cracks were all surface.  A V scraper was used to bevel the edges of the larger cracks.  The fine lines were removed by sanding.

The entire bootstripe has been sanded off.  The current position seems low and it is not tapered properly.  No scribe line can be found. 

Measurement were provided by several Typhoon owners, but ultimately the tape line was done by eye more than measurement.  Fortunately it came out to be spot-on.

The topsides were painted with one-part Interlux Brightsides paint.  If I ever paint a boat again, I will definitely use a two-part paint for durability.

The paint was roll-tipped.  In spite of rolling up the sides of the tent while painting, it was still very difficult to really see the flaws in the paint due to the lighting and ability to see from a distance.  Under the shelter it looked great.  Up close, the flaws are a little clearer.  Nothing drastic, but not perfect.