More Stuff!

The woodwork stage of the restoration is almost done (for this year), and we've started to sand, paint and re-install hardware. This week I put the portholes on the port side back together, installed the gates in the sides of the hull, shaped and installed all the cap rails that had been removed, and put in a few more dutchmans. One of the dutchmans was in the teak Portuguese bridge cap rail, and had to fit perfectly because it will be finished with varnish instead of paint. I was pleasantly surprised (shocked, really) by how well it turned out.  

The only woodworking left to do is buttoning up the top deck and putting the deck corner on the port side back together, so we should be moving on to electrical stuff very soon.

Fancy Teak Dutchman

Sanding the Porthole Frames

Dolphinite Goop Spread Around Porthole 

Same Goop Spread on Porthole

Finished Product

The Corner; My Next Project