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| Tuesday, February 23, 2010 I continued work on the interior trim. Several weeks ago, I'd pre-milled a series of rough trim blanks of various profile, including three different types of quarter-round molding for some of the panel and bulkhead transitions, including 90° corners, plus the acute and obtuse angles formed by the angled bulkheads in the head. Starting with these rough blanks, I first sanded the surfaces smooth to remove tool marks. Next, I cut and fit each individual piece in its respective corner as required, a process requiring numerous cuts and trips up and down the ladder into the boat before I snuck up on the correct length and angles required for each piece. I focused on the head compartment, but also sized and cut the trim for several areas in the main cabin. I dry-fit each piece to check the fit, but the trim wouldn't be installed till it was varnished. This photo shows just two of the pieces dry-fit in place. |
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With the corner trim pieces cut and fit, I completed the sanding of the various bits to prepare them for varnish. |
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Next, I turned to the countertop fiddles in the head. Again, I'd rough-milled blanks to size a while back, but these pieces required several additional milling steps in order to round over their edges and cut a rabbet in the back sides to allow them to slip over the edge of the countertop, while still hanging down onto the cabinet beneath. With the milling complete, and the pieces initially smoothed with 80 grit, I cut and fit the three sections required to cover the edges of the head countertop. I joined the pieces with miter joints at the forward corners; again, this process required many trips to and from the woodshop before the fit was correct. |
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I removed the fiddles to drill some bungholes and to prepare them for varnish before final installation. With this variety of trim pieces complete, I dusted and solvent-washed the bare wood, and then applied the first coat of varnish to the cabinet doors, corner trim, and head fiddles. I also prepared an order for the hardware required for the cabinet doors. |
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With a bit of time left in the day, I decided to hang the electrical locker door and install some of the components for the electrical system. I was still awaiting delivery of the main DC service panel, but had everything else ready to go. To support the door, I chose a piano hinge, and installed the door-side leaf on the bench before positioning the door in the boat and temporarily securing the panel-side of the hinge and drilling all the screw holes. Then, I removed the door again and, down on the bench, installed all the components save the main panel. The four-switch panel seen here provides individual switches for the running and mast lights, freeing up individual circuit breakers in the main panel; I selected this panel because I needed to fill the hole I'd already cut that was originally to house the propane solenoid control, which was now no longer needed. |
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