Back on the rails for the last work on the hull. I finished the keel strip out of walnut and fixed it with caulking and brass screws. Now the last of the painting. Sand, paint, sand, paint for 3 coats, then a brass keel band, followed by the final step on the hull....the garboard wants to be wine red. Once that's done, it'll be back upright for the spreaders, final topside sanding and then 20 coats of varnish over the next year. But I'll be using it after 4 or 5 coats for sure.
If you've never used green frog masking tape you're missing a little piece of heaven.
