I Can See The End..ish… Oh, Who Am I Kidding.

All her railings have been stripped and sanded, with one coat of varnish. I sanded a little coarser to darken the wood

Gotta say, Sweet Pea has done a number on me this year. WECATCHEM and Stinky and well, all the fleet is still just parked, while Sweet Pea gets her new cabin roof. AND to top it all off… Thats a pun to amuse myself. Anyway, to top it all off, no one will ever notice.

You can see all the other work needed

It will just look like it should, and probably be more dangerous since its smooth now. But, it’s done-ish, and now its kinda back to the normal routine of sand and paint, varnish, paint, sand.. And at least I now know AND appreciate the world of fiberglassing

Deck. UGH

At least its peaceful and fun out in the soft sunshine and cool breeze

The hand rails needed some major attention.

12 replies
  1. Greg Lewandowski
    Greg Lewandowski says:

    I have always respected you cruiser and big boat guys as to what it takes to maintain your beautiful watercraft. You definitely joined that club with Sweet Pea and you are a stellar member with how you are keeping her up!

  2. Dan Overbeek in MI
    Dan Overbeek in MI says:

    It seems, whether my boat is in tip top shape and running perfect, or taken apart and scraped to bare wood waiting to be refinished, it gives me incentive to start my day. Like you said before, it is a pleasant place to work.

    • Wayne Bomb
      Wayne Bomb says:

      Matt, what do you mean no one will ever see the cabin top. I will! Troy, good catch on the piano. Matt performs recitals for us when we anchor or run aground.

  3. Art
    Art says:

    I tried posting this yesterday…….to no avail, so lets try it today.

    Matt this brings back some NOT very good memories of my restoration of “Old School” my 14 foot CC Kit Boat. The previous owner Fiber Glassed the bottom, but never did a final finish. It was glassed but NOT smooth. My initial thought was to strip it all off and just paint the bottom. Boy, was I dreaming, there was NO way it was coming off. Plan B was to sand it smooth and paint it. Still dreaming, as my big disc sander with many, and I many, discs,36,50 gritttt. would clog up in about 1 sq foot…..grrr. Out of desperation I got out my palm sander and it worked like a charm with regular sand paper. It turns out that the fiber glass didn’t like the speed as it would heat up and clog instantly.

  4. Art
    Art says:

    Matt this brings back some NOT very good memories of my restoration of “Old School” my 14 foot CC Kit Boat. The previous owner Fiber Glassed the bottom, but never did a final finish. It was glassed but NOT smooth. My initial thought was to strip it all off and just paint the bottom. Boy, was I dreaming, there was NO way it was coming off. Plan B was to sand it smooth and paint it. Still dreaming, as my big disc sander with many, and I many, discs,36,50 gritttt. would clog up in about 1 sq foot…..grrr. Out of desperation I got out my palm sander and it worked like a charm with regular sand paper. It turns out that the fiber glass didn’t like the speed as it would heat up and clog instantly.

  5. BT
    BT says:

    It sure appears that the weather Gods were on your side. Was there a plan in place if the sky opened up on your half finished work? And impressive work it is. Oh, and did I mention that the Whitefish Chain Classic Boatshow is a month away? Our slips are half full!

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