April 22, 2021

Lyra 64

Thursday

Now that the backing plates were ready for installation, I could finish up the main halyard winch and cleat on the cabintop.

I continued with a third coat of varnish on the anchor platform block.

Next, I installed the stanchions in their bases.  Each required two #8 screws to secure it through the base and into holes tapped in the stanchions.

I was still awaiting the cover plate I’d ordered for the backtstay chainplate, but the sealant securing the four main chainplates was cured now and I could trim and clean up around these bases.

Total time billed on this job today:  1.75 hours 

0600 Weather Observation:  30°, snow shower.   Forecast for the day:   Snow and rain showers, then cloudy, windy, 42°