This last week we had our Cascade 36 hauled for a new paint job. To save money, we have been doing the prep work ourselves, under the supervision of the boat yard's master painter, Mark. Peter has done 99% of the work, but I have helped with work not involving the sander. A week of sanding with a compressed air sander, including removal of the old name and stripes on the hull, and she appears pristine and ready for her new look.It took a little time for Peter to get the "touch" with the sander. The gray that you see on the surface is a material that you put on so that you can see where you have sanded and if the work is complete for that section.
The sanding went faster than we originally anticipated - Peter was able to do the first sanding in about three days. I did hand sanding at the join with the bottom paint, and we were done with this first stage. Mark took over to do the final detail prep, including filling deeper defects. He then masked off the topsides and bottom and the boat was ready for the primer coat - to be applied today!
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