May. 31, 2008 - tender insides

No sailing this weekend... SWMBO has to work....

So rather than waste the weekend doing nothing, i've started by doing a bit of gardening to earn some brownie points, and then got on with the tender...

A couple of hours of sanding to fair the surfaces to an acceptable level.... not concours, but good enough for something that will get dragged up beaches and stomped in with muddy feet.... and then a coat of thinned paint on all the interior to ensure that it soaks good and thoroughly into the wood.... and boy did it soak in!

I reckon i'll need at least 3 more coats yet...

When this is properly dry, i'll flat it back and then put on another coat at full thickness... While I sanded quite carefully, I reckon this coat will 'seal' the surface enough to make flatting more effective.....

I also need to tackle the sails yet... looks very straightforward, and have laid my hands on a sailmakers sewing machine to borrow for a few days... the only challenge will be to get the eyelets in the corners.