It took just five days. It is undoubtedly very much easier when the hull is upside down, and using a long handled roller made it quick and easy to paint the inaccessible parts such as the transom.
So today, having surveyed the third coat of eggshell and concluding that it is good enough not to need a fourth coat, I realised that we are ready to flip her upright again.
Now, Mrs Boatbuilder participates in Oxford Art Weeks every May, meaning that the household and grounds are totally taken over by the exhibition and visitors for two whole weeks. Nothing else has any chance of happening.
The art weeks here open in the second week of May, so that leaves just the coming weekend to assemble enough volunteers to carry out the flip.
It is really short notice so I will see how we get on. Otherwise it will be June before I can start work on the topsides, which will be very frustrating.
So, with nothing more to do in the boat I decided to fit the wheels to the build cradle end pieces.
Here I am fastening wheels to an end piece with lag screws.
This close up shows the heavy-duty braked castor wheels that I used on the build cradle so I could safely and easily move the boat around the workshop.
That didn't take long and then they went back inside on the bench to await next weekend.
With a bit of luck!
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