Don't get too excited, we aren't ready to paint the boat yet, but we did open up the paint for a color test. I painted the trailer bunk runners with primer and finished them with a coat of the hull color, 'Bristol Beige.' It is light beige and I think it is going to look really fine.
The gunnel color poll was a bit inconclusive, with ties for dark blue and light blue and runners up burgundy and teal. Originally I was partial to a dark blue for the gunnels, while Daddy favored a teal/more greenish color. I really just randomly threw the burgundy into the poll to insert a decoy to distract from our favorites. But we are going to paint the gunnels burgundy! Why? For many reasons. Melissa and Trish made good points - it would be more distinctive and original - blue is very 'naval' and thus is very commonly used on boats and burgundy should contrast with the seas. And what I just realized as we were getting pintles and gudgeons ready for the rudder stock is that burgundy gunnels could go well with the beautiful red cedar that we have used. And Uncle Joe would always choose burgundy for his boats!
This past weekend we drilled lots of holes in the boat (it should still float though). Holes for eyebolts in the deck to lash the mast in, holes for hinges in the aft seat, holes for a latch on said seat, holes for gudgeons in the transom, holes for a pulley and pad eye for raising and lowering the centerboard, and a hole in the frame for this rope to pass through. All holes were drilled large and then filled with epoxy. They will then be redrilled to size through the hardened epoxy.
We had an idea from Walt to use belay pins (wooden dowels) in the foredeck to wrap a rope around to lash the mast into place. I pulled out the french dictionary and wrote an email to a naval architect, François Vivier, to ask his advice, since this idea came from many of his designs. He recommended using eyebolts instead of belay pins, and sent us some helpful photos. We have our eyebolts ready to go now! I have been enjoying reading his blog and learning sailing terms in french (but you can read it in english, too, if you want).
And of course we (Daddy) finished off the weekend with some ... sanding!
The gunnel color poll was a bit inconclusive, with ties for dark blue and light blue and runners up burgundy and teal. Originally I was partial to a dark blue for the gunnels, while Daddy favored a teal/more greenish color. I really just randomly threw the burgundy into the poll to insert a decoy to distract from our favorites. But we are going to paint the gunnels burgundy! Why? For many reasons. Melissa and Trish made good points - it would be more distinctive and original - blue is very 'naval' and thus is very commonly used on boats and burgundy should contrast with the seas. And what I just realized as we were getting pintles and gudgeons ready for the rudder stock is that burgundy gunnels could go well with the beautiful red cedar that we have used. And Uncle Joe would always choose burgundy for his boats!
This past weekend we drilled lots of holes in the boat (it should still float though). Holes for eyebolts in the deck to lash the mast in, holes for hinges in the aft seat, holes for a latch on said seat, holes for gudgeons in the transom, holes for a pulley and pad eye for raising and lowering the centerboard, and a hole in the frame for this rope to pass through. All holes were drilled large and then filled with epoxy. They will then be redrilled to size through the hardened epoxy.
We had an idea from Walt to use belay pins (wooden dowels) in the foredeck to wrap a rope around to lash the mast into place. I pulled out the french dictionary and wrote an email to a naval architect, François Vivier, to ask his advice, since this idea came from many of his designs. He recommended using eyebolts instead of belay pins, and sent us some helpful photos. We have our eyebolts ready to go now! I have been enjoying reading his blog and learning sailing terms in french (but you can read it in english, too, if you want).
And of course we (Daddy) finished off the weekend with some ... sanding!
Nice choice. I like that Uncle Joe always favored burgundy! T&C
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