Category: Sam Devlin

February 23, 2012; 6:30 am – 4:00 pm; day #66. Yesterday I was running for cushions and fabric for the cabin along with a lot of other odds and ends. Today I got a ton of stuff done. I first rigged the centerboard line. Cut fit and installed fir trim in the cabin. Cut and…

February 19, 2012; 8:00 am – 3:00 pm; day #65. Today I laid out, cut, fit and installed the cockpit bench seating.

February 18, 2012; 8:00 am – 1:30 pm; day #64. Today I roughed-in all the home runs for the wiring harness. I also built and installed the electrical panel.

February 17, 2012; 7:00 am – 1:30 pm; day #63. Today, I finished the companion way hatch, entry panels and hand rails. Tomorrow I will start on the wiring harness and cockpit benches.

February 16, 2012; 7:30 am-2:30 pm; day #62. Today was another companion way hatch day. The hatch construction is now complete. I put a rush coat of varnish over the epoxy fill that was not completely dry just to get a sealer coat on the wood. Hopefully tomorrow I can do the install.

February 15, 2012; 7:30 am – 3:30 pm; day #61. Today, I framed up the companionway way hatch and cabin deck rails.

February 12, 2012; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, day #60. Today I built the deck toe and the cabin drip molding. Once they were fit I put the first coat varnish on all brightwork. This is the first of appox. 5-7 coats. At the end of this day, I have logged in 305.5 single, man-hours….

February 11, 2012; 10:30 am – noon; day #59. Today was a simple 1 1/2 hour paint job. I rolled on Petitt 3108 off-white.

February 10, 2012; 8:00 am – 2:00 pm; day #58. Today I taped and masked off all surfaces but the decks. Then I cleaned the decks by wiping them lightly with a damp cloth. I then mixed the 3 part texture, the base, the hardener and about 10% white automotive paint. Hooked the gun up…

February 9, 2012; 8:00 am – 1:30 pm; day #57. Today I sanded the decks fair prepping for applying the no-skid and paint.