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the traditional wooden boat on overhaul...

comments and ratings appreciated...

In my opinion (since I didn't come close to touch it) it is two washes of diluted white paint (as a "primer") and after this boat is finally painted.

Process is like this : old paint is burned down and boat is grinded. After that, all spaces between the hull boards are caulked with helm and a putty is applied then grinded again and aforementioned two washes of white paint are applied before final painting. Plastification of wooden boats is not so popular in this part of a country (Betina, Croatia) since there is a still a lot of craftsmen and a plastification of the boats is nothing less than blasphemy.

Hope I gave you a full information - if not, just ask. Will be happy to add any answer you need.

All the best!!!!

Maybe it's just my mood today, but I couldn't resist seeing this image in black and white. Here's my modification using Lightroom. Great image. Thanks for letting me play with it. Steve

Thanks for the detailed explanation Tasic. I also prefer wood and it's good to know that there are (still) people who work on (with) it!!!

Best regards and enjoy the latin sails!

Many thanks on your comments and effort.

Actually, I also was thinking about BW version, but in the end decided for colour.

All the best!!!!