Project Log: Saturday, February 23, 2013
Now that the overhead hatch in the pilothouse was
trimmed out, I decided to continue with the other trim
pieces required to wrap up the overhead, starting in the
pilothouse. All along I'd planned narrow trim
pieces to cover any seams and screw locations in the
overhead, as well as to finish off around various
openings like the large pilothouse hatch.
Earlier, I'd prepared several lengths of 1-1/2" wide x
1/4" thick cherry, just rough dimensioned but not sanded
or milled. Beginning around the hatch opening, I
methodically worked my way around the overhead, first
framing out the opening from beneath to cover the seam
between overhead and the new hatch trim. As I
went, I secured each piece of trim completely with
screws and finish washers.
With the opening framed, I continued with the transverse
pieces of trim required to hide the screws securing the
overhead to the support cleats, and worked my way aft to
the after bulkhead, with its full-width strip. At
this point, all the trim was cut to size and fully
secured, giving a fair idea of how the end result would
look despite the unfinished appearance of the raw stock. |
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Sometime later, I'd have to figure out some additional
trim around the overhead instrument box, but for now it
wasn't a priority; the remaining trim made such a
difference that I could live with the gap between the
instruments and trim pending later attention. |
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I made reference marks to show me where (and, more
importantly, where not) to mill rounded edges on the
trim, then reluctantly removed all the new pieces,
marking them boldly on their hidden sides as to location
and orientation for future reference. With all the
trim removed once more, I went ahead and applied a
sealer coat of varnish to the overhead hatch trim so
that this trim would be ready once I wanted to reinstall
the other trim pieces after finishing. |
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Back down in the shop, I milled rounded edges on the
trim as needed, then sanded all the pieces smooth to 220
grit before applying the first of many coats of natural
tung oil, my finish of choice for pesky little pieces of
trim like these. |
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Total Time Today: 5.25 hours
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