Varnish!

Put on the first coat of varnish on the deck.....8 more coats to go!

The first coat I thinned down the varnish 50%

Next coat: 25%

Something happening

Finally, just yesterday, after months of no activity, I started sanding the rub rails with sixty grit.  I looked in my reference material and noted that 120 grit is the final sanding grit....one doesn't want to go any more fine on the grit because the varnish won't stick as good.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4HGlmtOcg

Nothing happening

Getting my mind in gear for starting up again - resto of the boats - as we get through this winter weather things will begin to happen!....watch for it!

Bad news!

The adapter plate won't work, it's made for an automotive application....looks like plan B (previous post) is going to happen.  Otherwise nothing has happened, a lot of rain and it's cold to boot.

Weekly check in

The news this week is the same news of last week, nothing is happening.  I've tried to make contact with my mechanic since December to see if the adapter plate will work, if not i want to continue searching for this needle in a haystack part.  But time keeps slippin', slippin' into the future and although the season for boating is still a ways away still, plan B is developing in my mind.

Plan B:  With the help of a good friend, reblock (chevy 350) the existing set up with a new one.  By the time March rolls around, if nothing has started with the nailhead engine, i think i will proceed with Plan B.

Haven't done anything with the boat lately

but i did manage to do a sketch of a Garwood.

When the sanding is finished....

......the sawdust settles, I have a beer and take a break!

Pictured is an artists rendition of the deck portion of the boat which, after months of sanding this thing, is done!....at least the 60 grit part.  Now I need to come back at it with a cascade of finer grits ending up with 180 grit (or maybe just 120, I forget which one, gotta check my resource material).  The good news is that, by far, the major sanding was knocking it down with the 60 (grit)....piece of cake now!