Poli Glow Poli Glow Poli Glow. Let me add thee to my list of life regrets. By the end of the second year it was chalky and messy looking. Ammonia wouldn't take it off. Sanding didn't take it off. Acetone and a lot of elbow grease does. We got two thirds of it off with a gallon, yes a gallon, of straight acetone. The plan is to paint the bottom, paint the bootstripe tan, and paint the hull green. There are a lot of bad spots on the hull with fiberglass showing through that need some protection.
Meanwhile let me say that an extension ladder leaned on the spars is really not the best way to approach working on the mast. It is too wobbly and probably about the most unsafe thing we have tried yet. Since that didn't work out I made some inquiries and found someone with a mast mate who was willing to lend it to us. The sail cars were a little small and kept popping out of the track but it worked out in the end.
The tangs for the Harken Lazyjack kit are now installed. The kit came with two options for attaching the tangs to the mast. First you could use stainless steel rivets. We tried that first, but they wouldn't pop correctly no matter what so we had to switch to screws. It took some scrounging and we had to borrow a tap to thread the holes, but in the end it was a smashing success. Now I just have to finish my part(I have cut out the parts but that's about it. Long way left to go, lots of sewing). It was also a beautiful day at the club with all the flowers starting to bloom.
I foolishly did not take any before pictures of the terrible poll glow situation. With it off the hull actually looks so nice it is tempting to skip painting.
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