A turning point was reached in the internal work of our fine vessel. Welding is 95% complete with only a few jobs in the cockpit and transom to complete. As fall has arrived the painting of Eleanor Tarr’s interior metal work has begun ( starting at the bow and coming 7 of 12 frames aft.
Paint prep consists of a full wire wheeling/complete rust-crust removal as well as the extremely tedious removal of tar coating covered in the refit portion of this page, and then a thorough clean with an acetone.
The paint then consists of: 1 coat PPG Sealer (surface tolerant 0% VOC 2 part epoxy sealer) followed by 3 coats of PPG Amerlock 2 (high build 2 part surface tolenrant epoxy paint), alternating between white and grey to ensure coverage, and a 4th coat of Amerlock 2 on all frames, stringers, all corners and intersections of framing and on all plating beneath the waterline. The PPG paint system is the same as used on US Navy and Coast guard vessels among may other steel vessels.
The keel and ballast area will receive additional attention, a final sand blast and then an epoxy treatment as the ballast lead is added.
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- Mixing 2 part sealer
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- Wirebrused forepeak
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- Clear sealer applied in forepeak
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- First coat of white in forepeak
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- Clear sealer in saloon
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- First Coat of White in saloon
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- grey saloon
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- Forth coat saloon
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- Third coat of white inching back over coat of grey
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- forth coat white over frames, stringer, junctions and all plating below water line
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- Third coat white Forepeak
Sailing Vessel Eleanor Tarr 