110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Snow Lily | Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The auxiliary shelf in the upper head cabinet required a piece of solid wood on its edge to hide the plywood edge grain, so to begin I prepared a piece of trim of appropriate size from some offcuts of cherry, and secured it to the shelf.
Afterwards, I prepared the area for paint, then painted the insides of the locker, before installing the front panel.
Next, I spent several hours preparing the interior of the boat for painting the molded overhead liner in the forward cabin, and the cabin trunk and portions of the underside of the deck in the main cabin and galley. I masked off adjacent varnished trim and other areas as required, and draped plastic drop sheeting all over to prevent any drips from falling on the finished cabinetry beneath. For now, I focused on the overhead areas; I left the molded galley cabinet base and quarterberth area, as well as the head bulkheads and base cabinetry,
for a separate operation later, to avoid overwhelming the painting scope at any given time.
After final preparations, I applied a coat of primer to all the applicable areas.
With work on the new upholstery scheduled to begin in early January, I worked on the blanks for the settee back locker doors, which would feature upholstery secured to the door itself. Some time earlier, I'd prepared the structural panels by edge-banding the plywood offcuts from the locker openings with solid cherry. Now, these panels required a bit more final prepwork, beginning with slightly trimming the height and width of the panels on the table saw so that they'd fit properly, as the edge trim was slightly oversized.
After test-fitting, I sanded the panels and solid edges smooth, and rounded the corners to match the locker openings themselves. These sections would form the inside portion of the upholstered doors, and be hinged to fit inside the openings in the plywood settee backs. A separate panel, which I'd work on next, would provide the basis for the upholstered section.
Total Time on This Job Today: 8 hours
