Sunny Day...

Today I got a bunch done. I started out working on the splashwell, the replacement gunwale, and the transom. I took a light grade sandpaper to the floor of the spashwell just to take off the top layer of varnish. The finish there wasn't too bad and did not need to be sanded to bare wood, it had only lost it's sheen and hadn't peeled. I then put a layer of new varnish on it.

Next I put a layer of varnish on the gunwale that I replaced. It will be the first of many.

Then I put a layer on the upper transom. I left off below the waterline because I wan't the bottom paint to soak into the wood as much as possible.

Next, I put another layer on the bow deck. I figure maybe one or 2 more coats and it will be done.

Lastly, I put a final layer of the green topside paint on the starboard sheerstrake.