More Oh Joy goodies.

[CharlieCobra]

After pulling apart the companionway hatch and trunk assembly, I decided to strip the paint off the trunk and hatch to check out the wood. This is what I found:



Isn't this Honduran gorgeous?



I think I'll leave it bright. Just too damned pretty to hide.

I got the first coat of CPES on the Port cabin side and finished the forward port cutout repair, except for a bit of smoothing.





I'm filling the checking with MAS and wood flour, after a good CPES bath to slow down further deterioration.

I'll be sealing the deck and doing more epoxy work (small details) today.

[Freesail99]

The hatch looks really great, which varnish are you planning on using? If it was me, I would epoxy the hatch also and then varnish.

[CharlieCobra]

I'm sealing with Smith & Co's CPES and then varnishing. I'm doing a test on the boom crutch with Epifanes to see how it works over the epoxy sealer.

[smackdaddy]

CC = True Grit.

[CharlieCobra]

I'm gritty as hell today for sure.