110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Ashantee | Monday, February 2, 2015
The major deck work was winding down, but as usual I started the day with a round of sanding to take care of the application of fairing compound I'd applied last time.
Turning to a final stage of the deck surface preparations, I focused on the cockpit, where I removed final vestiges of old paint from some of the corners and tight spots that machine sanding had left behind. With scraper and by hand-sanding, I cleaned up these areas as needed, particularly in the forward corner near the centerboard crank.
Meanwhile, on the main decks I went around to the several places where I'd drilled core sample holes earlier in the process. I'd filled these holes during the deck fairing, but now I used a small sander to dish out small areas in each location to allow room for some fiberglass over the top to better seal and reinforce these areas.
One of the final things remaining on deck was the companionway hatch, which I'd left in place so far to make it easier to keep the cabin closed off from the dust-making. Now it was time to remove it so I could finish up the deck preparations and also prepare the hatch itself. The hatch rode on bronze rails that seemed to be secured only at the cockpit end, where they were screwed into a pair of wooden blocks adjacent to the companionway. Each block was secured with three screws, which I removed, allowing me to remove the rails and, eventually, the sliding hatch itself. The blocks were in poor condition and I'd make new ones later.
Preparing for some refinishing of the companionway trim, I also removed bronze strips from each side of the swashboard groove.
I applied more fairing compound as needed in the cockpit and hatches, and on a portion of the poop deck.
Earlier, I'd prepared the underside of the poop deck in way of the old ventilator hole that I'd patched, and now I added fiberglass to the underside, completing the repair. I also installed small rounds of fiberglass in all the core sample holes I'd prepared early in the day.
Total Time Billed on This Job Today: 7.25
Hours
