Heres the refurbished prop mounted with the new stainless steel shaft and a nice collar zinc. By making the shaft a little longer, there's now room for that zinc.
Blue Angel, propeller
2007-06-05T16:05:36
The non-slid pattern is quite complex. As time went on I took over more and more of the taping.
Blue Angel
2007-06-07T14:53:22
With certain critical elements remounted, the taping pattern can be determined.
Blue Angel
2007-06-07T14:53:34
Some areas on the cabin top received a thin layer of paint and the taping experiments were able to pull off the partially cured paint. These areas were cleaned and resprayed successfully.
Blue Angel
2008-06-17T23:12:39
The taping continues.
Blue Angel
2007-06-08T14:03:56
The pattern looks overly complex, but it simply bordering all the deck hardware so that there will be small bands of smooth white around all the gear for easy cleaning and caulking.
Blue Angel
2007-06-08T17:36:50
We've moved outside, so time is critical to getting tape down and non-skid rollered on.
Blue Angel
2007-06-08T17:36:56
The taping is primarily green masking tape, with flexible automotive thin blue to define tight rounded corners. The radii are by eye.
Blue Angel
2007-06-08T17:37:16
Jason is mixing the non-skid, adding the fine grit to detemine the roughness.
Blue Angel, Jason
2007-06-08T17:38:02