I’ve got a stack of mahogany plywood that needs to be sprayed with ICA base clear before I can install it on the boat. With the origami spray booth ready to go, we finally got to spray.
Goood day to spray
Mahogany plywood suspended for spraying
Fume extractor and filter box are ready to go
Devilbis Camair QC3 filter drier ensures clean, dry air from the compressor
My Boatamalan* painter was supposed to show up by 11, but he’s been very busy at work and didn’t get there until 5:30. I strung up some lights so he could spray even after dark. With the extra time, I suspended even more mahogany panels.
*Boatamalan: portmanteau indicating highly skilled boat workers of Central American origin. They’re actually from Honduras, but boat + [Guat]amalan has a nicer ring to it. 
Spray water on the gravel to hold down dust…then get to spraying ICA
There’s about 150 pounds worth of plywood hanging from the roof. I noticed that as the weight and the length of time grew, the PVC pipes started sagging a bit. So I added some upright sticks to support the center and the end that meets the tent.
Fourth and final coat
Shiny!
Good lookin’ mahogany!
After moving all of the plywood back onboard the following morning, it was time to fold up the origami spray booth.
Pop off the roof, drop the wall…
Fold in the right wall…
Fold in the left wall…
Put the end wall in place…
Tie the roof in place…
And move the filter box up against the tent.
It only took about 25 minutes to button up the spray booth. Not bad for the first time. And it worked well. The base coat is nice and clean. Now I need to get those panels installed.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Installing the New Mahogany V-berth Bulkhead Panel
1969chriscraftroamer46 
Top job as usual… just found your next project for you.. You’ve been Roaming long enough I think you need to be a Commander….!! http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1969/Chris-Craft-60%27-Commander-3064581/Rock-Hall/MD/United-States
HA! Yeah, somebody else pointed that one out. lol
They’re asking about $19,999 too much!
Because it will take well over twenty times that amount to float her again.
BTW, Q, not a single picture showed up on the WordPress app for this post. I don’t know if it’s the app screwing up or what, but the origami tent pictures from your previous post showed up just fine.
Thx. I pinged wordpress about this. We’ll see what they say.
Same thing with this latest post, I can see the words, but I can’t see the pictures.
Here’s the reply: Which app is the person using? Did you direct them to https://apps.wordpress.org/support/
Reply #2: Hi @1969roamer46, I checked your site on my android phone app and am seeing the pictures there. Would your friend be willing to share more info here?
I’m using the iPhone 6S
And the WordPress app from the Apple iStore
Did you follow the link they suggested? They claim that the pix show up fine on their WP app.
https://apps.wordpress.org/support/
Yeah, the thing is I can see pics on other blogs I follow, just not yours. I’ve resorted to reading your posts in Safari from the mail notification, and that works. Have you considered steam, in order to get the wood to submit to the compound curves?
The WP forum squad asked that you chat with them directly and describe what’s going on at https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follower-reports-that-pics-from-last-post-didnt-show-up-in-wordpress-app?replies=4#post-2912625
On steaming, if this was solid stock it’d work. But it’s 1/4″ mahogany plywood…and cabinet grade, so definitely not steamable. Even if it was marine grade, it’s the complex curve that’s the big hangup. I think I’m just going to have to accept less curvy walls.
Cheers,
Q
The WP forum squad asked that you chat with them directly and describe what’s going on at https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/follower-reports-that-pics-from-last-post-didnt-show-up-in-wordpress-app?replies=4#post-2912625
On steaming, if this was solid stock it’d work. But it’s 1/4″ mahogany plywood…and cabinet grade, so definitely not steamable. Even if it was marine grade, it’s the complex curve that’s the big hangup. I think I’m just going to have to accept less curvy walls.
Cheers,
Q