Project Log: Thursday,
February 13, 2014
During the week, I applied several coats of varnish to
the new running boards, one per day. I'd keep
going for a while before I called them "complete".
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I decided to treat the raw bronze deadlight frames with
clear Alexseal LPU to maintain their antiqued but bright
appearance. So with a small disposable sprayer I
applied several coats during the day. Meanwhile, I
cleaned up the still-chromed inner trim rings to prepare
them for installation. |
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To better prepare the boat for some of the deck work
ahead, I cut and installed protective paper over the
sidedecks and foredeck so I could dance around without
so much worry about scuffing or dirtying the decks.
Not my favorite, nor the most satisfying, task, but one
that would pay dividends when I stopped having to tiptoe
around. Among the deck tasks ahead was to get more
varnish on the caprails, required before I could
reinstall the stanchions and pulpits, which I needed to
get to sooner than later so I could order new lifelines. |
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Meanwhile, I located parts required to complete the GPS
and AIS/GPS antenna installations on the pilothouse, as
I'd temporarily misplaced one of the mounting brackets
(I found it). I planned to install these soon as
part of my effort to seal up all deck areas.
In the cabin, I started thinking about the head, the
last untouched space in the boat. While I still
didn't know with what material or coating I'd treat the
bulkheads in this space--with the goal of making it an
essentially water resistant space to use as a shower
without concern--it was time to start dealing with the
shower pan, head platform, and through hulls. I'd
ordered the through hulls needed and would install them
soon, once I determined how to lay out the platform.
I'd kept the original (still dirty and untouched) molded
shower pan from the boat, which I could and would
refinish and reuse for the head sole, and I'd build the
rest of the area around this feature. |
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Total Time Today: 2.75 hours
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