Boat Sanding: Vacuum and Rinse Workflow That Works A still marina at sunrise, dew on the rails, and a hull that shows every hour of sun and salt—this is when the work feels personal. It’s also when mistakes cost the most. I’ve stood under …
Boat sanding mastery: edges, hardware, seams The dock still smells of salt and diesel when you pull the cover back at first light. The hull prints the sunrise in dull reflections, beautiful from afar but cruel up close—pigtails, flat spots, …
Boat Sanding and Smooth Fairing Before Primer You can hear it before you see it: the soft rasp of paper across gelcoat, the shush-shush rhythm that turns a scuffed hull into something you can be proud of. Boat sanding isn’t exactly …
Boat Sanding Grit Guide for Antifouling Prep You feel it as soon as the travel lift sets your boat on the stands: that mix of relief and responsibility. The hull looks taller on land, the waterline a faint stain of the season gone by. …
Boat Sanding: Wet Techniques to Control Marine Dust There’s a particular quiet to the yard before sunrise. The halyards ping, the coffee steams in a chipped thermos, and the hull you’ve been avoiding stands there like a promise you can’t …
Boat sanding for gelcoat repairs: prep and technique The morning wind riffles the marina flags as you step onto the dock with a sander in one hand and masking tape in the other. Yesterday’s chop left salt crystals on the rails; last season …