110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Before continuing construction of the starboard settee lockers, I prepared the inside areas for paint and other finish, masking off a 1" border around areas to be painted. After vacuuming and solvent-washing, I painted the exposed hull and various other areas with gray Bilgekote. Later, I'd apply sealing varnish to the exposed cherry areas of the lockers.
On the port side, I prepared portions of the beadboard bulkheads for bungs, drilling in way of the temporary screw holes and installing cherry bungs. I did this only in areas that I needed complete in order to continue construction of the port settee lockers; in time, I'd complete the bunging on the remaining areas of these bulkheads, but my immediate goal was to install the "false bottom" for the port locker unit.
Once the glue had cured enough, I pared away the bungs where I needed to work and lightly sanded, then laid out for the settee back and "false bottom", using the same measurements and techniques as on the starboard side. I prepared hardwood cleats to support the plywood bottom and installed them in their designated spots with glue and screws.
Next, I cut to length and rough width a piece of 12mm marine plywood for the bottom, and scribed it to fit the hull along the outside edge.
After epoxy-coating the edge grain, and a portion of the underside where I'd be installing tabbing shortly, I installed the plywood base with epoxy adhesive against the hull and on the cleats, using a bit of hot glue in the center to hold the sheet against the level marks. Then, from beneath, I installed sections of 6" biaxial tabbing to secure and support the bottom and related cabinetry.
Finally, I prepared several sections of cherry plywood from the starboard lockers for final installation, lightly sanding them to remove pencil marks and applying a sealer coat of varnish to all sides.
Total Time on This Job Today: 6.5 hours
