April 25, 2024
Calliope Girl 109
Thursday
I began the day as per usual, with a round of sanding for all the ongoing brightwork pieces. I spent extra time on the cabinet doors and companionway ladder, as the base coats were done and I planned to finish up with the satin varnish this time around. I left these pieces for finishing late in the day so I’d not stir up any dust for what I hoped would be the final coat.
After sanding and cleanup, I applied another base coat to all the small trim strips and chainlocker trim pieces. I also sanded and applied a sealer coat to the galley refer shelf and trim.
In the cabin, I cleaned off the excess bungs from all the trim I’d recently installed, then sanded the trim as needed to prepare it for varnish. Afterwards, I thoroughly cleaned the cabin and trim, then masked off for the varnish process, including the port side of the head bulkheads, which I’d previously sanded for fresh finish.
Later, I applied a coat of gloss varnish to all these areas in the cabin.
Finally, after final preparations and tack-off, I applied a coat of satin rubbed-effect varnish to the door frames and companionway.
Total time billed on this job today: 7 hours
0600 Weather Observation: 27°, clear. Forecast for the day: Sunny, 51°