The paint job - counter

At the stern (rear) of the boat below the stern post is was is called the 'counter'. I'm always learning things as we go along. This is the area traditionally painted one strip in red, one in white round the edge of the stern. It sits just above the water line so re-painting at a later date can be done on the towpath instead of having to pull her out the water.


Here the old paint has been ground off leaving a sheet of dust across the stern deck and the steel work beautifully bare and shiny. Apparently there were over 8 different coats of paint from blue, to red, to green on this one spot. I dread to think how many different coats are on the roof and sides.


The undercoats were applied, we decided to go for red and white as it looks good on other boats and will hopefully make the stern look rather appealing.


The gloss coats have been applied this week and even with all the bumps and knocks the paint up has made the boat look amazing!


We hope to be going back in the water next week and moored up in the polytunnel to allow for the sides, roof and bow area to be worked on.


So just the curved edges to be smartened up and the Bitumen applied to cover up to the red strip and the counter will be completed.