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“Cut In” is simply the business of painting all of the odd shaped bits that would cause a problem if I had a big airless sprayer in my hand. It’s also one more chance to fill any pin holes and smooth out some welds. Many thanks to Single Source Industrial Coatings for great pricing and support.

A stripe coat is simply the business of going over every bit of weld with a brush and primer filling in any pin holes as smoothing out the welds. It’s slow work, so get yourself a good audio book, and I got a zinger. “Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World” https://amzn.to/31JTyl8

The sandblasting is done! I may even miss it once I’ve cleared away 15 tons of sand. Does anyone need some? Every kid needs a sandbox! How about a sandblaster? [ Buy Our Sandblasting Rig ] https://tulsa.craigslist.org/tls/d/tulsa-185-cfm-sullair-compressor-and/6944094958.html

Summer is here with a vengeance. We slow down, rest more, drink more, sweat more, but we are still making progress. Ryan and Karl joined us from Alaska, Chris from Detroit, and David from New Orleans. Many thanks to all of them.

Meet David Wiggins. Fresh out of college he is a Naval Architect and Marine Surveyor working on the Mississippi. He gives us a look into the work he does and we give him a tour of Seeker.

Blast, Clean, Paint, Repeat. Using river sand, stick welding, zinc primer and perseverance.

Watch this fix before you start buying parts. : )

We had a great week. A lot of weather and equipment delays but even so we still made progress and got the ship a little more ship shape. Many thanks to Kyle Rhebergen for helping make it happen. –Doug

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