well...that was not the case. it's been raining a lot during spring and the heat only showed up in June.
But finally the hygrometer gave us the OK and we started the "osmosis treatment".
First all the tiny blisters had to be filled with epoxy and this took a lot of time because everytime I thought I had finished i eventually spotted out others to fill.
Since the hull was all taken down to naked fiberglass we thought it was a good chance to make some reinforcements to the keel with fiberglass and polyester resin.
then the first coating of epoxy resin (veneziani aqua stop)
After it was time for epoxy primer:
Of all works this is the only I have decided to pay a pro to do it together with me.Although it looked pretty straightforward and easy, I have to say it was well worth the effort (money) because of the next treatment which is some sort of epoxy putty which I don't think is easily accessible to a private but most of all because the skill that you need to lay it and then to sand it is not something that I am usually good at. the hull was already bumpy and uneven from previous sandings (i think the previous owners worked on it in 1999). with this treatment the hull is perfectly round and smooth... totally love it.
Now the 4th coat of epoxy (again veneziani aquastop)
Then the 5th (and last) coating with epoxy primer:
Also the rudder as gone through the same epoxy process after being filled with epoxy and reinforced with fiberglass
Now the boat is ready for the first layer of antifoul (boat had to be lifted in order to do the epoxy treatment under the boat tray).
