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Re: The start of the winter projects
SEVEN
1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California
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10-29-2020 12:48 PM #12
Re: The start of the winter projects
Cool..... I remember my dad doing the final coats on my wood Vaurien racing dinghy in the early 70's..... In the garage, wet floor, boxer shorts only and my mother's shower cap on his head.... wish I had a picture of that.... The quality of his work has been my (unattainable) standard ever since. It was immaculate.
PO of Lady Kay V was pretty fanatical about it too. Mine look very nice. And, I'm under roof so I hope to skate with a rough-up and top coat every year for a few years......
Sistership of my Vaurien....1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay
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10-29-2020 01:34 PM #13Senior Member
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Re: The start of the winter projects
Heat guns work great on removing varnish including 2 part finishes . The thicker the finish the better using heat . I have covers for our rails , but I am not sure that it helps that much .
Last edited by jmooney; 10-29-2020 at 01:38 PM.
JMooney
61 MY 1983 #341
“Jerrie”
Miami , FL
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Re: The start of the winter projects
Port side is sanded, plugged and bleached. Starboard is sanded and plugged. A little more sanding then bleach tomorrow morning then the head home for 10 coats of varnish.
SEVEN
1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California
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Re: The start of the winter projects
The following is sanded and bleached
SEVEN
1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California
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10-30-2020 04:44 PM #16
Re: The start of the winter projects
Excellent work....nothing makes a vintage Hatt stand out more than those rare and beautful wood rails.
J R McCoy-100 Ton Master1980 53my-“Maggie Mae”Hull #576 Charleston, SC- Isle of Palms
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Re: The start of the winter projects
Update: I’ve brushed on 9 coats as of this morning. No runs, no drips no errors. I’m now going to let the rails cure for about a week before I transport them back to the boat for installation. All new screws that have been polished, stanchions are also polished.also and ready to go. Once installed I’ll show those photos. Fun project.
SEVEN
1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California
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Re: The start of the winter projects
COVID has got us down to polishing screw heads. I bet they’re spectacular. Nice work, Rusty.
Semper Siesta
Robert Clarkson
ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
Charleston, SC
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Re: The start of the winter projects
Beautiful!!
Sky Cheney
1985 53EDMY, Hull #CN759, "Rebecca"
ELYC on White Lake--Montague, MI
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11-09-2020 09:36 PM #20
Re: The start of the winter projects
Varnishing wood that needs it is one of the most rewarding things there is. This will POP for sure.
1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay