Project Log: Monday, December 31, 2012
Picking up where I left off, I continued work on the
pilothouse overhead, now with the templates for the
forward halves of the overhead--those on each side of
the large hatch opening, and extending forward.
The angles and various pieces of trim at the forward
edge of the space meant that I needed to use lots of
small, pointed segments of template material to
approximate the shape. |
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Next, I began transferring the patterns to more of my
overhead material, beginning with the port forward
section. Because the panels were fairly small, and
the curvature of the overhead more dramatic here, I
decided to saw kerfs in the back side of the plywood to
help it bend into position. |
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I left the overhead panel slightly oversized to overlap
the hatch opening. Once I'd dry-fit the panel in
place with a few screws and a brace, I marked the edge
of the opening with a metal ruler held against the
molded edge above, which was not perfectly plumb or
straight. |
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Removing the panel, I cut the excess off to my layout
line, then reinstalled the panel. During a later
trim stage, and when the overhead was complete and
permanently installed, I'd trim the inside edge of the
hatch opening as required to hide the molded section and
the plywood edge.
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I repeated the process with the after section on the
port side, which I deemed enough overhead work for the
day; I'd pick up with the starboard side next time. |
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In the forward cabin, I sanded and applied another coat
of base varnish to the bulkhead and cabin trunk. |
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Total Time Today: 5 hours
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