Drop Board Retainers | Touching Up the Back Plate

I had been aware for a long time that the flange inside the companionway that supports the inner faces of the drop boards would require finishing.

The build manual does indeed call this piece a flange, which of course it is, but I have been calling it the drop board back plate, so that's what it is for the purpose of this blog.

It had been primed when the upper hull was painted, but never glossed.

So I wet sanded it with a P400 grit and applied three coats of white gloss, wet sanding P400 between coats.

I thought three coats would be plenty, given that it is always under cover.

Here it is after the final coat.

And here is a close up of a corner.

It turned out really nice. we're getting there!