My kind of Friday. Left work a little early. No pressing commitments. Beautiful weather.
The golden light of the late afternoon sun lit up the boat's varnished brightwork to a glowing orange. It was a really striking sight to see... as long as you didn't look too closely at my varnish job. The air was cool, and I was comfy in my favorite red flannel yard shirt.
It was indeed a good afternoon to work on the boat.
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| It was time to sand the 2nd layer of epoxy on the trolling motor mount, in preparation for a third coat. I learned a lesson the last time I did this. If you use this type of sanding block, that part of the sandpaper folded backward into the handle will scuff up surfaces you don't want it to. |
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| Like this. |
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| I was happy to find these parallelogram-shaped sanding blocks at Lowe's. The angled sides help you avoid scratching up unwanted surfaces. Very nice for detail work. |
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| Trolling motor mount, with its 2nd layer of epoxy sanded in preparation for the 3rd layer. |
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| Taped off and encapsulated. |
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| Here's the 2nd layer of paint on the floor batten "repair," (center diagonal). This is sanded in preparation for a 3rd coat of paint. |
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| Aa the 3rd layer of paint dried, I glued down the new battery tray with thickened epoxy. |
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| After the 3rd coat had dried for about an hour and a half, I painted on a thin 4th coat. I didn't sand before the 4th coat... hope I don't wind up regretting that. |
"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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