| Circe
| Friday, March 19, 2010 The epoxy portion of the cabin sole had cured overnight, and my task during the morning was to sand the entire sole smooth, thereby completing the construction. With a few different sanding tools and plenty of hand work, I cleaned up the sole, once again grateful for my efforts as masking off the wood during the epoxy application, which greatly reduced the amount of sanding required. Afterwards, I removed any remaining masking tape--yesterday I'd left the edge taping in place--and cleaned the sole to prepare it for varnish. There were a few low spots in some of the epoxy seams, which I'd clean up and fill once I'd sealed the wood with varnish. Once the solvent wash had dried, I applied the first coat of varnish to the sole and hatches. |
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I needed to squeeze another boat into the shop for some work, so I took advantage of a beautiful early-early spring day to reposition Circe further back and to the side of the shop. This gave me a chance to pull her outside for a look as well. |
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Later, I worked on several tasks off the boat, since the cabin sole was wet with varnish. I lightly sanded the primer on the lazarette hatch frame and applied the first coat of finish paint (white). Also, I sanded and varnished the swashboards and lazarette hatch. |
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Earlier, I'd cut plywood blanks for the icebox hatch and a cover for the galley stove. Before I'd applied the varnish to the cabin sole, I quickly tested the fit of these items, noted some minor modifications, and then completed the recutting as required before installing Formica on the top surfaces. I wrapped up the work by installing a ring pull on the icebox hatch, locating it intentionally off-center towards the forward side of the hatch for best access and also to register the hatch in its correct orientation. |
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