Have you been wanting to add a bootstripe to your boat but aren’t sure how to do it? Perhaps you have a bootstripe already but need to raise the waterline and bootstripe. Looking around the boatyard for inspiration might not be much help. Many of the bootstripes you see, once you train your eye to recognize the crisp ones from the wobbly ones, might convince you that it is a lot harder than it looks. But it doesn’t have to be. With a patient approach and the right tools, you can create a very professional bootstripe. And once you have it painted it is simple enough to maintain it.
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