Ground the decks back with some 60grit belts on a belt sander

Cut most of the osmosis away, then filled the rest with fibreglass primer

We all worked at it.

Working on the cockpit with an orbital sander

Priming it

We painted each section as it was prepared.

We protected the primer with a thick coat of garage door paint, as we knew we would scratch it and damage it as we learned to sail, so decided £17 per litre for boat paint was too much.

29th May 2009 - we have had it at home for only 9 days!