110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
The toerails had had plenty of cure time, so I unclamped the joints and sanded them smooth, eventually ending back at 220 grit to match the adjacent areas. I cut off some excess length at one end to allow me to work with the rails within the shop, though with plenty of extra length remaining to help with the installation.
After cleaning up the area, and cleaning the rails themselves, I applied a sealer coat of varnish to all sides.
In the afternoon, I began work on some trim around the nav station. I started on a surround and door frame for the electrical locker within--my eventual plan was to trim the entire area in cherry, incorporating a fiddle at the countertop--but soon determined that it'd be best to finish off the adjacent edge of the bulkhead first, so I milled, sanded, and installed several pieces of trim over the exposed edges of the bulkhead. I left the inboard edge overlong for later trimming once the glue cured.
Meanwhile, I prepared several lengths of small trim to use at some of the bulkheads and other areas in the cabin.
Looking ahead to the toerail installation later in the week, I used a short offcut of the toerail to determine its position on the deck, then scribed a reference line on the deck on both sides to help with general rail alignment during installation.
Total Time on This Job Today: 7.75 hours
