First coat of primer is on the mast step.

Despite the rumbling of distant thunder, I pushed my luck and proceed in applying the initial coat of primer to the mast step.

 In anticipation for this winter's project of painting the decks with new non-skid, I expanded the area we will paint to include the hatch in the head.  Future coats will include the area aft of the salon hatch, but I needed to fill some cracks and dings prior to painting the area.