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    Barbara Hart

    Barbara’s initial plan was to sand everything below the top row of blue tape, top of page. She planned to save time by leaving that original tape in place and then to follow up with a second row of blue tape to isolate the boot stripe for painting. There were just two things wrong with that plan: the top row would have trapped sanding grit and blue tape is not the Fine Line tape she really needed for a crisp boot stripe.
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    The boat painter’s apprentice

    A novice learns some tricks from the pros Issue 83: March/April 2012 Stew must have had a good reason to schedule his knee surgery while our 47-foot Cheoy Lee was in the yard for two weeks, but for th...

    Barbara Hart
    June 22, 2026
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