Project Log: Friday, December 3, 2010
There remained a few small areas covered with
Treadmaster nonskid, all in or near the cockpit. I
started the day by removing the remaining material, this
time with a wide chisel (1-1/2") and hammer, since the
areas were small and too confined to use other tools.
The chisel actually worked quite well, all the more so
considering it was old and dull.
After removing the bulk of the material, I finished up
by sanding away the final residue of adhesive and cork.
It was a relief to be finally done with this removal
process. |
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I drilled out the bungs covering the screws securing the
teak seat slats in place, then removed the screws and
the seats themselves, since they were in the way.
My plans for the cockpit called for closing in these
open portions anyway, to provide proper lockers and
better seating. |
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Next on the agenda was to continue the initial deck
sanding, starting with the pilothouse roof. First,
however, I had to remove two aluminum tracks for the
overhead hatch, as well as two wooden blocks at the aft
end of the roof that had supported the mainsheet
traveler.
With these obstructions out of the way, I sanded the
pilothouse roof, edge, and underside of the overhang
with 80-120 grit paper. Partway through, my
sander--a 5" vertical axis random-orbit finishing sander
that I'd had for many years--stopped working, so I had
to switch to another sander that I had. The new
sander worked fine, and I was able to continue as I'd
hoped; still, I ordered a new sander for delivery
tomorrow, since I had sanding goals for the next few
days of work. |
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With the pilothouse roof now sanded to 120 grit (tight
spots and corners would all get sanded during the next
round of sanding, coming up soon), I moved into the
cockpit and sanded the aft bulkhead of the pilothouse,
again with 80-120 grit paper. |
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With a bit more time in the day to fill, I sanded the
cockpit sole. I spent a little time cleaning up,
but didn't worry too much about it since I planned to be
sanding more in the next day or two, with the goal of
completing this particular round of deck sanding (and
more) by the end of the weekend. |
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Total Time Today: 5.75 hours
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