Safety - Pacific Crossing Notes: A Sailor's Guide to the Coconut Milk Run - page 76

down until the epoxy starts to set (for example, by standing on the cradle or putting the
life raft on the cradle).
A curved coach roof will still have a small gap between the underside of the flat mount
top and the downward curving deck. Use a surgical syringe (5 cl size works best) to apply
thickened epoxy into these gaps. Then trim any excess epoxy from the top edge of the
mounts. We use out-of-date credit cards or other plastic cards for this purpose; they have
just the right stiffness and their corners can be trimmed to the right radius.
Filling the gap under the mount
After the epoxy has dried, you can complete this step of the installation by painting the
mounts so that they match the coach roof. To do so, unbolt the cradle from the mounts and
move it aside. Use a soft disc sander to fair the exposed epoxy around the top of the
mounts and follow up by hand, using 220 grit sand paper. This prepares the surface for
painting: ideally, use two coats of a two-part polyurethane paint (such as Awlgrip), mixed
to match the color of the deck.