We are in the final stretch toward splash down! Everything is going well…now. The rain has subsided so progress is being made. Today I was able to reassemble the prop shaft seal, install the prop and shaft zincs, sand the entire teak toe rail, sand the bottom, put a final coat of paint on the boot stripe, and get half the bottom painted. It was a very long but productive day.
New Mil-Spec prop zinc with new screws:
New shaft zinc. I painted the shaft with two part epoxy primer as well. No, not under the zinc:
Then antifouling bottom paint on everything:
I was able to get a final coat of paint on the stripe, it looks great. Tomorrow I will peel off the blue tape and finish the bottom paint. She will be ready to launch Friday morning:
On another note…We are able to watch rocket launches right from our back yard. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket tonight and it was a really nice show, for about 20 seconds. Pictures taken with my phone so not the greatest:
I think the rocket may have separated at this point…not sure:
It was a good show…
Video:
Dea Latis is “launching” on Friday!