So, here I am, going along with
sanding the
cabin top and dressing the edges when I discover an issue with the
companionway hatch. Seeing as the only way to
repair it right is to take apart the
hatch trunk, I start after it. I drill out the bungs (some morons epoxied them in) and start pulling screws. I get the trunk screws out and drive a wedge to break it loose, no joy... I pull a screw in the forward trim to check
depth, it's not long enough to reach through the trunk top but I figure there's hidden screws and pull them all.
Lo and behold, the piece won't budge and I can see a glue line. I go below and scrape
interior paint looking for screws from inside. Nope, hmm, there's some gorgeous varnished mahogany under that
paint... The only way to get the trunk off it to remove that
wood. Unfortunately, the previous industrious IDIOTS epoxied that piece down too so I had to destroy it to get it off. No, the heat gun wouldn't touch it.
Why on earth would anyone
epoxy down a trim piece that covers fasteners? Just more
wood I gotta buy and this ones a complex curve so I'm gonna need a 3"x6"x30" piece to start from.
Anyway, it's progressing as you can see in the picture of the house front with just a sealer coat of CPES on it.
I think I'm gonna seal and
varnish the house and bulwarks before putting down the Sanitred.
I found mahogany with
varnish under the paint on both the trunk and
companionway hatch so I considering leaving them bright too.
Boy, some
sanding sure makes that Luan look much better..
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