Blue Peter Dinghy - Sanding to a shine
Today I started to sand back to a shine. I started with 180 grit, then 240, 320, 400, 600 ,…
Blue Peter Sailing Dinghy (29)
Blue Peter Dinghy - Gelcoat coming together
Today I finished sanding back the existing repairs. The hull is now very close to smooth (at 120grit). There are…
Blue Peter Dinghy - Touch up of outer hull
Yesterday I applied my final touch up gelcoat to minor imperfections on the hull. Also to one area that either…
Blue Peter Dinghy - Sanding back the Gelcoat Repairs
This was the moment of truth.... would the repairs look okay after sanding... well, they're "okay". There are still a…
Blue Peter Dinghy - Daggerboard
The daggerboard is presently an 11mm thick (at widest - i.e. mostly) barely tapered board. The daggerboard housing is 245mm…
Blue Peter Dinghy - Gel coating
I found that the colour matching was a nightmare - My problem was my technique. I had sanded the boat…