The CCV tune-up race is this Sunday and since I have to work anyway, it's not a huge disappointment missing it. The deadline was a bit aggressive and it served it's purpose; it got me moving. Painting was last weeks theme as the weather gave me a great window of warm dry air with no chance of rain. The low humidity helped the paint go on smoothly as I applied Interlux 2000E barrie coats to the hull. With a strong mix of some kinda of primers coating the majority of the bottom I decided to add 3 additional coats to the bottom. Taking the advice of the experts on Sailing Anarchy's Forums and the Interlux forum I rolled and tipped the 2000E. I wanted a sprayed finish but after assessing the risks I chose the safer route. The finish came out great, not as smooth as sprayed but really close. I will be taking a run with the 80 grit on the finishing sander to remove some minor blemishes, but I should be spraying Baltoplate next week. 
The coats went on slow as it is tedious rolling a neat thin coat and then crossing it with the tip of a paint brush. I am more of a "bull in china shop" type so it was an exercise in patience keeping it neat and clean. I did it, but it took about 4 hours per coat. Some lessons learned. Use a 3/4 mat roller from a hardware store versus the West System foam roller. The foam roller gunked up and the finish was not as good as the regular roller. Use a high quality brush for your tipping brush, with a tapered edge. The 2000E likes to load up so have a little thinner handy to clean up the tipping brush. Take your time. It was a 60 degree day and I had plenty of time to paint. 4 hours / coat and the paint was fine to work with through the entire process.
1) Mount the speed and depth sensors.
2) Spray Baltoplate on the bottom.
3) Barrier coat / Baltoplate under trailer pads.
4) Install fuel tank - get diesel running.
5) Fix tires and inspect bearing on trailer.
6) Launch - Rigging work to follow.
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