Project Log: Friday, January 21, 2011
Over the past couple days, I'd effected two small
repairs to the port forward section of the caprail.
Now, I trimmed the oversized repairs to the proper shape
and to match the contours the rail was supposed to have,
using the intact starboard side board as a guide, and
sanded the repairs smooth. |
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Although all the caprail sections had now been cleaned
up and rough-sanded, there were four sections left that
required finish sanding, which I completed next, working
through 80-220 grits on a vibrating finishing sander.
After vacuuming up the boards and solvent-washing, I
applied a sealer coat of varnish to both sides of each
section. Because of additional bunging work
required following reinstallation of the rails, I only
planned to apply the one coat of varnish to the top
surfaces of the rails first (and would build up the
requisite number of coats once they were reinstalled),
but to ensure that the bottom, bonding surface was
well-sealed I'd apply several coats there before
installation.
The aftermost piece from the port side (second photo,
third from left) was very dark after varnishing, much
darker in appearance than the remaining pieces.
Reviewing old photos of the boat, I guess this piece did
appear a bit more weathered than the others, though it
had been much lighter after sanding. Such is the
nature of wood. |
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Total Time Today: 2.5 hours
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