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.
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Sestrel Compass |
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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 |
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Soon to be righted by suspending with a couple of slings and withdrawing the jig from below |
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Rubb strakes are of polyethylene plastic |
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