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The winter skiff project is going along with one side and the transom completely sanded and clear in about 4 hours of work. The primer and paint arrived in the mail and was waiting when I got home from work on Friday. Saturday was spent running errands which included picking up some beautiful 5mm okkume ply because I am enjoying this project I have decided to build a Storer Quick Canoe to try out curved cutting and scarfing on. The lot of materials included 4 sheets of 5mm ply, one sheet 3mm ply, 3 quarts system 3 epoxy and hardener, 2 quarts Clear coat and catalyst, several yards of cloth and plans for 2 CLC kayaks. Some emailing determined that: the epoxy should still be good if stored correctly and the plans could be sold if the previous owner had not built a kayak with them (he hadn't) so a quick trip to town and they were mine. later that day while taking my youngest to a used craft store and a can of thinner storage case and pile of unused brushes were added for the princely sum of $10,
During the stripping of the varnish I found a spot where the varnish had cracked with some soft plywood underneath. I have some epoxy filler so it got coated and is awaiting sanding. I am getting that sanding is a theme in boat work. I am around a lot of power sanding at work on metal so hand sanding wood is a pleasant change of pace.
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Meanwhile on the mast repair a trip to Reedsport to visit my former-sail making friend lead to a rope secured to the leach (Correction: Luff) of the sail and patches installed to add grommets for the hoops. I want to be able to use both the sail and oars without having to take the mast apart so the sleeve juts wasn't going to work for me. Unfortunately my friends machine was not industrial enough for the patches so a trip to an industrial shop for a few stitches is in my future. The grommet kit arrived from Sailrite so that is on the to-do list. The macrame mast hoops took the varnish well and look beautiful hanging in the shop. One more sanding and coating should do them well. Having a few extra I tested one to destruction- it held my not-insignificant weight for a full minute before breaking. The rigging is ready and the only part left to figure out is where to attach the halyard once the boat is back together.
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So the plan is to get out to the shop and clean up, store the plywood safely and work on the hoops today and the hull tomorrow if I can. My wife is pretty sick with COVID (not can't breath sick, just miserable and tired sick) and keeping her isolated means the rest of the house work and childcare is on me for the time being. Whatever gets done in the shop happens before the kids wake up. I was hoping to prep and clearcoat next weekend but I think that is all sliding to the right as we speak, or in Contract lingo "OBE" ("Overcome By Events"). I think I may do a small test batch of the clearcoat on some scrap just to make sure its good before hitting the boat with it too.
I have to say both System 3 and CLC customer service was great- they got back to me quickly even though in both cases I was not going to be buying anything from them at the moment. I mean I am eyeing both a CLC dory as a future build and the epoxy IO have will surely run out so probably a good move on their part because I will be getting back to them some time.
Well the sun is up and the kids are asleep so I am headed out to the barn.
During the stripping of the varnish I found a spot where the varnish had cracked with some soft plywood underneath. I have some epoxy filler so it got coated and is awaiting sanding. I am getting that sanding is a theme in boat work. I am around a lot of power sanding at work on metal so hand sanding wood is a pleasant change of pace.
plywood issues.jpgfilled plywood.jpg
Meanwhile on the mast repair a trip to Reedsport to visit my former-sail making friend lead to a rope secured to the leach (Correction: Luff) of the sail and patches installed to add grommets for the hoops. I want to be able to use both the sail and oars without having to take the mast apart so the sleeve juts wasn't going to work for me. Unfortunately my friends machine was not industrial enough for the patches so a trip to an industrial shop for a few stitches is in my future. The grommet kit arrived from Sailrite so that is on the to-do list. The macrame mast hoops took the varnish well and look beautiful hanging in the shop. One more sanding and coating should do them well. Having a few extra I tested one to destruction- it held my not-insignificant weight for a full minute before breaking. The rigging is ready and the only part left to figure out is where to attach the halyard once the boat is back together.
mast hoops.jpg
So the plan is to get out to the shop and clean up, store the plywood safely and work on the hoops today and the hull tomorrow if I can. My wife is pretty sick with COVID (not can't breath sick, just miserable and tired sick) and keeping her isolated means the rest of the house work and childcare is on me for the time being. Whatever gets done in the shop happens before the kids wake up. I was hoping to prep and clearcoat next weekend but I think that is all sliding to the right as we speak, or in Contract lingo "OBE" ("Overcome By Events"). I think I may do a small test batch of the clearcoat on some scrap just to make sure its good before hitting the boat with it too.
I have to say both System 3 and CLC customer service was great- they got back to me quickly even though in both cases I was not going to be buying anything from them at the moment. I mean I am eyeing both a CLC dory as a future build and the epoxy IO have will surely run out so probably a good move on their part because I will be getting back to them some time.
Well the sun is up and the kids are asleep so I am headed out to the barn.
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