Racing the change of season to prep the mast for paint. Episode 36 #refit

We removed every piece of hardware from the mast and boom and discovered a lot of peeled and bubbling paint. That can only mean one thing...corrosion. We wanted a better look at the aluminum, so we decided to completely strip and repaint both mast and boom. Weeks of sanding did a pretty good job removing most of the paint, but the edges and corners needed a bit more attention. We thought about having the yard media blast, but the cost was out of our budget. With a bit of research we discovered that you can sand blast through a pressure washer and it's a safe process. Dry media blasting is a dangerous proposition requiring an enclosed space and a lot of protective gear to protect your skin and lungs. We purchased a cheap kit from Amazon, rented a heavy duty pressure washer from the local Home Depot, and 1000lbs of sand. After a bit of trial and error, we completely cleaned the mast of every scrap of paint. Unfortunately, by the time we finished the hand sanding of the boom, the season turned and we ran out of appropriate weather to sand blast, so we'll have to wait for spring with some warmer temperatures and longer days to finish this project. Unfortunately that also means we won't be able to paint until spring. One more project left partly done. Wet Sandblasting Kit from Amazon: https://a.co/d/hLHXbg0 Music by Epidemic Sound and Artlist. https://www.epidemicsound.com https://www.artlist.io https://sailingroam.com/ ?More about us, our adventures, and how we do all this on our website. More about Roam here ??https://sailingroam.com/our-sailboat/ ? Keep up with us on social FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/sgsailingroam INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/sailing_roam ----------------------------------------------------------- WE'RE GERI AND SHAWN. A couple travelers out chasing the horizon, meeting the people, and capturing it to share with you. We've chosen to Roam the world by boat because, let's face it, the most interesting path is rarely a straight line. As we learn to let go of our American drive to finish, and embrace the meandering routes across islands, oceans, continents, and people, we hope to gain a better sense of our world and our place in it. The path won't always be comfortable or easy to find but, it will always #roam Here's an index of the video in case you want to see something specific: 00:00 Plan for the mast and boom 00:30 Intro to Us 00:47 Why are we repainting the mast and boom 01:12 Sand the mast 01:55 Put together wet sandblasting kit 02:51 1000lbs of sand 03:39 Sandblasting 03:53 The sand is too wet to go through the blaster head 05:04 Home Depot 05:52 Build a screen to remove rocks from sand 06:22 Screen the sand 06:52 Sandblasting take two 07:13 Day 2 08:05 Sand the boom 09:13 We ran out of weather 10:12 Wrap of project. Thanks for watching 10:24 Like and Subscribe 10:33 Next time on Sailing Roam 10:38 End Card ----------------------------------------------------------- #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #nautitech #yachtlife #sailingroam #liveaboardlife #cruisinglife #explore #exploretheworld #refit #catamaranrefit © Sailing Roam 2023