Project Log: Monday, January 24, 2011
Over the weekend, I'd managed one additional coat of
varnish on the bottom sides of the caprails. To
continue the process, I sanded once more and, late in
the day, applied what would be the last coat of varnish
on the bottom sides. |
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I washed and sanded the epoxy filler I'd applied to the
tops of the bulwarks, which completed the prep work I
needed to accomplish there before reinstalling the
caprails when their preliminary varnish work was done.
While I was in sanding mode, and since I'd been meaning
to do it for some time, I spent most of the remainder of
the day working on the rubrails--the teak boards secured
to the hull just below the bulwarks. After much
consideration, I'd decided to leave these in place, so I
stripped them of their old finish and sanded them smooth
with a couple different tools and by hand, ending up at
the habitual 220 grit. |
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After solvent-washing the now-bare teak (and, while I
was at it, the topsides as well, which were still coated
with green dust from my earlier hull sanding efforts), I
masked off the rubrails and applied a sealer coat of
varnish. I'd continue over the next several days
with additional coats to begin the varnish buildup and
to ensure the wood would be protected well through other
steps of the construction. |
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Varnish work seemed an odd interlude at this particular
stage of the project, but beyond the need to protect and
color-stabilize the newly-stripped rubrails, it made
sense since there was little else I could do inside the
boat while I awaited the final installation of the
caprails and some of the related hardware before moving
on with the new construction and tankage in the engine
room.
Besides, I'd been growing weary of the nasty old finish
and weathered appearance of the rubrails.
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Total Time Today: 5.25 hours
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