| Kaholee Refit |
April 10, 2007 Some days, you just don't know where the time goes. Today was one of those days. With so little to show for a days' work, I'm not quite sure what happened. I started out by sanding yesterday's paint on the settees to prepare it for the second--and probably final--coat later today. Then, I removed and cleaned up the polysulfide squeezeout from around the stanchions and pulpits. Polysulfide, when in a thick mass, takes weeks to cure, and the material was still soft within the depths. Then, I installed the stanchions and prepared to lay out the four gate braces, but decided that their placement would depend on the lower lifelines being in place, so I didn't proceed with that particular project at this time. I contacted a rigger I've used frequently to discuss the lifeline fabrication. |
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I spent some time going through the old hardware that I removed from the boat so that I could plan for and order the various fasteners I'd require in the near future. Nothing takes more time than ordering fasteners, and of course even a few simple items of hardware required as many different sizes and types of fasteners. While preparing to reinstall the fuel fill deck plate that I removed from the boat, I noticed that there were holes corroded through the cap--inside the holes for the spanner wrench. So I had to order a replacement. Next, I mocked up the companionway hatch so that I could measure for the new sea hood construction; I began preparing some of the raw stock for this construction, as well as for the new coamings, since I had to determine how much "waste" stock I could get out of the board slated for coaming construction. I finished up with a coat of paint on the lower settees. It was just that kind of a day. |
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