• Kincora Deck Painting Problems

    Well, I have to eat my words from the last post. I thought one part Interlux Brightside would be fine for the smooth surface on the deck. It did not work for a few reasons.   Let me explain. I went back after the first coat of Brightside and the paint had a reaction with the gelcoat surface.  There were small air bubbles everywhere.  Gelcoat had been washed and wiped down prior and was sanded to 220 grit. But there were bubbles that popped up five min after the tip stroke. Until that five min it looked great. So I…

  • Express 27 deck repainting

    Crazy winter in Rhode Island. Great time to have a heated shop for the boats. Kincora still had her original gelcoat from 1986 which was showing its age.  So a visit to the Spa was needed to make her shine.  The non-skid was very slippery and the smooth color was in need of paint. . I stripped all the hardware off.  This is pretty easy by yourself on a boat this small.  A few tricks with fender washers being loaded up, and vise-grips, and all the hardware came off with ease.  Most of the hardware has barrel nuts so they…

  • Express 27 Purchase

    Kincora purchase and pre-launch work 2014: I was looking for a Santa Cruz built ULDB. I have always loved the Fast is Fun concept and still think they did a better job then most of the newer boats at a fraction of the cost. My preferred way to sail is single-handed or double handed with the right person. So the hunt was on for an Olson 30, Express 27 (first choice), Santa Cruz 27, Hobie 33 or Moore 24, was on. These are the boats allowed in our New England shorthanded club. Early April 2014 I purchased Kincora (ex Rambling…

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