110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Snow Lily | Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Continuing in the quarterberth, I marked an angle on the small forward bulkhead between the galley and quarterberth, running the line from the berth top up to the corner of the cockpit; then, I sawed to the line, removing most of the square piece I'd patched in yesterday and ending up with the line required for the canvaswork.
To hide this new work, I decided to patch and paint this small bulkhead, which I'd earlier faced in cherry, since paint would tie in with the surrounding surfaces (painted), and would allow me to cover the patchwork. To that end, the seam around the filler piece required a bit of surfacing and filling, which I accomplished throughout the morning with quick-drying acrylic putty designed for this type of job. I also installed a support cleat on the after side of the new cut to provide a good surface for attaching fasteners for the cover.
Meanwhile, I began work on a table for the main cabin. Without the bulkhead available for table support or storage, it'd need to be a fixed table, and the owner had come up with a simple design for a drop-leaf table to partially fill the space on the port side, running between the woodstove and the engine box. After checking measurements and making minor changes as needed to fit the space, I glued up two panels from solid cherry boards, which would later form the two leaves of the table.
The varnish on the deck iron trim was complete, so I removed the masking tape.
Later in the day, when the smoothing and other surface prep was done in the quarterberth, I applied a coat of primer to the bulkhead and surrounds as needed.
Total Time on This Job Today: 4.5 hours
