20 April 2020

Woody Runabout Phase 13

20th April 2020 has me in varnish mode. Once again the laborious rub-down between coats and waiting for successive layers to properly dry takes time. The gloss surface immediately reveals minor defects; hopefully they will add charachter and not detract too much from the lovely rich Mahogany colour of the transom and side panels. As well as a some other instruments to mount on the dashboard I was fortunate to win an Ebay Auction of a classic 1960s Sestral Junior compass. All thats required to get it into perfect working order is top up the fluid with white spirit.

Sestrel Compass


The skinny little gunnels will eventually be wider and deeper with the addition of  Mahogany and Sycamore edging for a nice contrast of light and dark coloured timber

Soon to be righted by suspending with a couple of slings and withdrawing the jig from below


Rubb strakes are of polyethylene plastic

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