110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
After once again sanding and cleaning the interior surfaces, I applied a second coat of the semi-gloss enamel.
Through the rest of the day, I worked on sundry tasks, including some minor repairs to one of the settee platforms (removed from the boat and on the bench), additional varnish on the Dorade boxes and companionway hatch, and some planning for the interior work immediately ahead, as I now had plywood on hand for the galley and head and expected to start the construction as soon as the current round of interior painting was complete.
I spent some time working through the stanchions to remove the bases and/or determine bases that were stuck to the stanchions and would need additional steps to remove. I wanted all the stanchions to be able to be removed from their bases before installation.
With many extra bases and stanchions on hand, I could afford to be choosy. In several cases, it was easier to pick a new base and stanchion tube rather than worry about the original stuck ones. However, since the additional stanchion tubes lacked the hole for a second wire lifeline, like the originals, I had to drill holes to accommodate the lower lifeline. Fortunately, this proved to be surprisingly easy. The tubes were stainless steel, but drilled with greater ease than I was used to. In the photos below, the top stanchion is the original, and the one (s) beneath are the modified ones with the newly-drilled holes. I set aside four stanchions--two of which featured welded gate braces that required straightening, the other two with stuck bases--to bring to a local machine shop for additional minor work.
Total Time Billed on This Job Today: 5.25 hours
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