110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Snow Lily | Thursday, February 7, 2013
After another sanding on the new shaft log fairing, which brought the shape and contours to where I wanted them, I prepared and installed in epoxy two layers of biaxial cloth on each side of the shaft and keel to tie in the new fairing and stern tube with the existing structure. Once the initial fiberglass cured, I'd clean up the trailing edges and wrap fiberglass around them.
Next, I turned to the quarterberth and nav station. There were several final details and trim pieces required to finish off this area. To begin, I patterned, cut, and installed a small divider at the after edge of the nav station table, separating a section of the molded shelf outboard of the table, securing it with small cleats on the aft side.
I cut and fit a length of cherry fiddle trim for the long quarterberth shelf, and after final sanding I installed it with screws. Meanwhile, I installed more solid trim over the exposed edge of the new vertical divider.
With the new divider in place, I installed interim cleats to support a shelf about midway up the space. I finished off the shelf with a short solid cherry fiddle, and installed a similar fiddle for the lower shelf. With no way to install fasteners to secure the shelf, I glued it in place; the vertical cleats above the shelf in the photos are to hold the shelf in place while the glue cured. I bunged all the screw holes with cherry bungs.
There was an unattractive seam in the overhead between the quarterberth liner and the other portion of the exposed overhead. To hide this, I prepared a section of cherry trim. For now, I left the trim in its unfinished, unsanded state while I test-fit it with a few screws. Later, I removed it and set it aside for sanding and finishing before final installation.
In several steps, I prepared rough pieces of trim around the inside of the companionway hatch, to cover the seam between the hatch trim and overhead, and also between the sections of overhead at the after end. For now, I left the trim in its rough state while I fitted the various pieces, but later I'd remove the trim for final milling, sanding, and finishing.
Finally, I prepared two pieces of trim for the lower edge of the aft bulkhead. I milled the trim to match the profile of the trim at the lower edge of the cabin sides, and sanded it smooth before installing the trim with glue and temporary screws to clamp it in place; later I'd remove the screws and bung the holes.
To wrap up the day's work, I applied another coat of varnish to the coamings and handrails.
Total Time on This Job Today: 8.5 hours
