The paint I used was Interlux brightside epoxy.? I bought it at a local marine supply house for $36/quart (beats West Marine by $20)..? My color?was 4152 yellow but they carried? several other colors.? I put on two coats with about 1/4 of the can left over.? Very nice paint.? Has a special thinner (Interlux 216 solvent) that?I used to clean my brush.? The paint dries hard and pretty smooth which helps reduce butt friction when tacking and hiking.? I did not spend a lot of time prepping…..would have done more if I knew?it would come out so nice.? Just some light sanding with an orbital sander and taping off the alum rail and hardware….no filling dings.

I am down to one bike, a 71 BSA 500 single…. last year of production?before BSA went out of business.? Sold my other BSA’s.? I rebuilt a number of them and rode them down along the shore towns and in the country.? I don’t ride much anymore.? It cuts into my sailing time and I am up at an age that if I drop a bike I will not recover quickly.

My boat has a small leak that I have not located despite pressure testing.? About a cup or water, maybe two after a sail shows up in the hull but I just drain it out. The spars and mast are good and I have another sail now with a window in it.

Do you know about the Harkers Island regatta?? It is in July and it will be my first regatta.? It is a 10 mile race around Harkers Island.? It will be a competitive race for some od the better sailors but I think a bunch enter just for a great time.? I’ll be with that crowd.

Where in NC do you hail from?? A lot of shallow sounds which keeps the waves down but the wind is always blowing.? Wilbur and Orville even knew that.

Cheers,

Mr Mike

Michael,
Thanks very much for this thread. As a beginner, in a 60's sunfish like yourself, it's an interesting read! Many thanks. Also interesting to learn about your bikes, although my days of bantams and tiger cubs are well behind me...another story for a different day.
Meanwhile, I was impressed by your deck repaint. I don't want to spend an inordinate amount of time 'renovation' an old boat which is there primarily to be sailed but I would like to refinish the deck since that's the part I spend the most time looking at ( apart from the sail of course, and quite often the bottom...).
You say marine epoxy. Can you supply any more detail? Or a brand?
Many thanks and hope you're getting out. Those of us who live on the water are lucky indeed.
Best regards.