Monday, September 7, 2009

Deck Work

Today I continued working on the deck. I scraped the finish off the kingplank (thanks "anonymous", I'm slowly learning the 'language'), and continued sanding the deck. The kingplank is mostly done except for just around the "hoop thing" in the center (another nautical term that I don't know). The finish on the kingplank probably did not need to come off because it was very strong. But I want it to match when it's all done.

For the rest of the deck, I continued working my way down to finer grade sandpaper. It's going to look nice.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    The hoop thing is called a lifting ring and is often used as the place to tie a bow line for tying to a dock or a mooring.

    I would advise getting the outboard motor off the transom as a next step (soon!) and getting your trailer adjusted so the boat is evenly supported, especially before you are climbing around inside doing any cosmetic work.

    You mention a concern about whether the 35 hp engine is 'enough' for the boat. They were designed for engines that size, which were about as big as they came in the mid-fifties and a much larger engine will strain the boat.

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