21. Drilling out the cockpit opening. T e hull is held in a drill press vise using that piece of plywood in the centerboard slot.
diffi cult to prevent paint from bleeding under the tape. I, therefore, leſt the covering boards over-thick, to give the tape more adhesion area, and cut down the thickness later, aſt er all the hull paint was fi nished and I was ready to sand the deck.
Painting the hull
Before starting to paint I made sure the outside edges of the covering boards were fl ush with the outside of the hull and then I masked them off with 3M 218 Fine Line tape, which is very thin and will not leave much of a ridge aſt er paint is sprayed. Everything was sprayed. I primed the hull with Krylon gray