Long overdue update

I guess I'm not a very good blogger, as I haven't posted an update for more than a year ...oops ! Anyway, having Kaipuke back home all sandblasted and painted, there was plenty more painting to do. There is what is known as the "stripe coat" which first has "Altex Ultra-Loc Rust & Crevis Sealer" sprayed around all the stringers to get into all the tiny gaps between stringer and hull, as these are not fully welded. Then an additional coat of primer paint goes over this, running around 100mm either side of the stringers, hence the "stripe coat".