Gel coating, glad to be at this point!

The gel coating of the foredeck is going well.  I need a spray gun the sanding is getting old.  I will sand until all of the brush strokes are gone. Brushing and tipping is over rated and does not work very well.  The color match is as good as expected and I'm glad it is as close as it is.  The windows are on order with Clear Cut Plastics I know they will turn out well and I'm looking forward to having some help from my friend Rd installing them.   Thanks to  Nate Creits I'm planning on taking this project on slow so that it turns out well.  Blizzard will in short order be water tight.  I think it will take another two weeks of work before it is tight.  Then I'll be able to focus on the interior layout.  This week I'll be spending sanding and spending time with Inchie and my beautiful wife.  Off to Italy Friday for work which will be nice.

It is nice to meet a fellow Ross 780 from New Zealand.  Thanks Phil for reaching out your boat is looking awesome.  I'm looking forward to figuring this beautiful boat out.

Here s a picture from earlier in the week.  Late night curing of gelcoat.  It is a mad scramble before the weather completely turns.

Window Templates

The boat is looking better each week.  Here is a picture before the gelcoating. The topsides are buffed out and the foredeck patch is in position and body worked smooth.  I have my own custom paint named for me; Guard Grey Andrew Olseene...Hopefully it matches up.

The mast base is installed and the paper plotted window templates are being fitted.  I traced the existing window cutouts on paper and then digitized it on the inspection rock at work with the faro arm.  I can tell the windows will be a time consuming process to do it right but it will be well worth the patience.