Project Log: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Earlier in the week, over two separate days as time
allowed, I applied two coats of semi-gloss enamel to the
newest overhead sections and the dinette platform, as
well as the V-berth platform. This completed the
paint in these areas. |
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The overhead panels for the forward cabin had had
sufficient cure time since their last coat of paint, so
I moved forward with installation. First, however,
I prepared a backing plate from 3/4" solid fiberglass,
which fit snugly in the opening I'd allowed in the two
large overhead panels. This would provide the
backing for the main mooring bit on the foredeck. |
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With the sizing complete, and after testing the backing
plate in the boat (where I'd previously traced out the
opening footprint), I sanded it and applied a coat of
primer. The backing plate would end up more or
less flush with the finished overhead, and as of this
writing I was not yet decided on how I'd trim it out,
but the surface would likely remain exposed. I'd
complete the painting before installing the backing
plate. |
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Next, I installed the fresh overhead panels in the
forward cabin. Later, I'd prepare and install
cherry trim over the seams and screw locations.
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In the meantime, other trim in the forward cabin took
precedence, and was the initial motivation behind
completing the overhead in the first place. The
cabin trunk area required trim pieces at the corners, to
hide the seams between cherry panels. Beginning
with the two aft corners, I used a section of trim left
over from the pilothouse, and cut and installed the
corner trim flush with the bottom of the new overhead
panels. |
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I started work on the trim for the angled forward
corners, which would appear outwardly similar but the
shape of the joint required a different shape on the
back side, but got sidetracked with a phone call late in
the afternoon and was unable to complete the trim. |
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Total Time Today: 6 hours
(including 3.25 hours over two additional days) |
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