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Wednesday

In the cabin, I masked over the new varnish on the trim and bulkheads in the passageway and forward cabins, preparing the area for primer and paint on the remaining surfaces.  Afterwards, I applied a coat of primer to these areas.

I sanded the previous coat of satin varnish on the drawer fronts and doors down in the shop; the first coat of this finish hadn’t cured correctly, and had been oddly glossy.  Working with well-stirred product this time–I figured the new can of varnish I’d started for the first coat must not have been stirred up, so the flattening agents had settled–I applied another coat of the rubbed-effect varnish, which I was happy to see cured to the proper level of soft sheen by the morning.

Total time billed on this job today:  3 hours

0600 Weather Observation:
34°. clouds and drizzle.  Forecast for the day:  eventual clearing, 40s

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Tuesday

With the varnish work on the interior trim and bulkheads looking good, I deemed it complete and removed the masking tape.  I’d give the fresh varnish a little time before taping over it for the next painting steps.

I sanded and revarnished the loose doors and parts in the shop, this time with satin varnish, but found that it dried with substantial gloss for some reason, perhaps because it was a new can of product that I might not have stirred.  So I’d do another coat on those parts next time.

Total time billed on this job today:  2.25 hours

0600 Weather Observation:
32°, cloudy.   Forecast for the day:  cloudy, rain showers later.

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Monday

With sufficient gloss base-coatage on the interior trim and bulkheads, my next coat would be the final (hopefully, or nearly so in any event) one, this time with the rubbed-effect satin varnish I used on the other parts of the cabin during the earlier phase.  So after another round of sanding and cleanup, and other final preparations, I applied the satin varnish to all areas.  A few hours later, the new coating had dried enough to bring out its satin texture, though in these photos a few wet spots remain, mainly on the little section of cabin sole.

The loose trim and cabinet doors and drawer fronts were one coat behind, still in the gloss base buildup stage, so after another sanding I applied the 4th coat of gloss varnish to these pieces.

Total time billed on this job today:  2.75 hours

0600 Weather Observation::
32°, cloudy.  Forecast for the day:  rain, sleet, freezing rain, 35.  Spring in Maine.

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Friday

Once more, I sanded and revarnished the trim and bulkheads in the cabin, and then the loose parts down on the bench.

Total time billed on this job today:  2 hours

0600 Weather Observation:
15°, clear.  Forecast for the day:  clouding over, snow/rain showers in the afternoon, 30s

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Thursday

After the usual light sanding and cleanup, I applied another fresh coat of varnish to the interior bulkheads and trim.

Similarly, I continued the process with the loose parts and doors down on the shop benches.

Total time billed on this job today:  2 hours

0600 Weather Observation:
11°, clear.  Forecast for the day:  sunny, windy, cold, 30°

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Wednesday

After a light sanding and final preparations, I continued the new varnish work in the cabin with coat #2.

Back in the shop, I sanded the  teak base trim, drawer fronts, cabinet doors, and the head and forward cabin doors through the grits to clean and prepare the newly-stripped surfaces for varnish.

After cleaning up the wood and shop, I applied a sealer coat of varnish to all pieces.

Total time billed on this job today:  4.25 hours

0600 Weather Observation:
30°, clear.  Forecast for the day:  getting colder, clear, windy.