Author Archives: markhergan

A little worried about what color the paint will be after it gets wet.


Rain water in paint tray made the paint turn tan. Yuck!

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Ready for third coat of Pettit Vivid.


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Second coat of Vivid. One more then compounding for a smooth finish.


Used almost 1/2 gallon so far

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Compound and waxed hull.


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First coat of Vivid bottom paint.


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After a weather delay, BOP pizza and then a boarding by the Coast Guard we made it home


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National Aquarium cruise


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31.5 knots on first run of the season


20 gallons fuel, two 220lbs + adults.

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Installed new fuel filter and assembly on whaler


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Boston whaler getting prepped for Delmarva circumnavigation in three weeks


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Sealing old transducer opening


It a good feeling when you have a balsa core boat and the core is dry when you cut a hole in it.

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Old speed transducer removed and sealed


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Overboard thru-hull removed and to be replaced with new transducer


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Old bottom paint 95% removed. Decision VC Offshore or Pettit Vivid?


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Another 90 minutes of sanding and I should be almost ready to paint.


Boat work, a photo by hergan family on Flickr.

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Stains on bow are disappearing.


Boat work, a photo by hergan family on Flickr. Not sure what is falling from the skies but it has removed the brown stains from the hull. Normally only On and Off takes it off. Makes me wonder…

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75 mins later and I have made a lot of progress today.


Boat work, a photo by hergan family on Flickr.

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Looking good in my mask.


Boat work, a photo by hergan family on Flickr. I wear my mask and expect to see the outline on my face when I take it off but my face is clean. I am amazed at my Festool sander and … Continue reading

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Focused on Starboard Aft of bottom today


Boat work, a photo by hergan family on Flickr. This is what it looked like before I started sanding today.

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18 Soverel 27’s with PHRF certificates in 2013.


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