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Re: Unknown varnich remidiation
I was not looking forward to it because the varnish I have stripped in the past have been on antique dressers and they were a huge pain. This was like taking off saran wrap in comparison. Not quite but pretty close. I decided to go with Total Boat Polyurethane partly because it says it anchors to fiberglass and wood and the bottom is fiberglass, but also because looking through the application videos it had the luster/texture I was looking for. Its not exactly cheap but for a small boat it shouldn't break the bank.
Between stripping and paint planning I have been working on the mast/sail. A friend of mine is a former sailmaker and we are converting the sleeve sail to a hoop sail that can be raised and lowered. We are going to sew a rope into the sleeve on the leech and install grommets on patches, For hoops I found some wooden hoops used for macrame that are the right size ($1 each!) that I plan to lace to sail.
The top of the mast even has a HDPE cap with a helacoil shot in it so after getting the threads cleared up I found a stainless eye at the local hardware store and a small block. Less than $20. Now I will just need to figure out where I want the halyard tied off once I get it back together.
The two questions I am dealing with in the mast are: how to space the hoops and what size line to use for the halyard. Its a small sail (14' tall on 18' mast) so my current plan is 1 foot spacing on the hoops with 3/8" 3 part Dacron line. The problem with changing things as opposed to repairing is you don't have a guide to follow. When looking for information on halyards online I find a lot of information in larger boats but not much on small craft.skiff mast eye.jpgLast edited by DuncanN; 10-01-2022, 10:51 AM.Comment
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