Category: Wooden Boats

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.

February 8, 2012; 8:30 am – 2:30 pm; day #56. Today, I cut and fit the gunwale guard. Then applied 410 fairing compound to all deck surfaces.

February 4, 2012; 7:30 am – 10:30 am; day #55. Today I prepared for the job of masking and applying the 410 fairing compound to the decks by sanding nearly all surfaces. A short day today, I will be attending an old family friend’s memorial service. Yesterday I helped my good friend Johnny G. put…

February 2, 2012; 7:00 am – 3:30 pm; day #54. Today I built and installed the cockpit combing and winch blocks.