of this Summer’s work on Sjogin. She was hauled on the 1st and put in the South Shed at Beaton’s. She’s in the back, near large doors that are open to the breezes. It’s often 10 degrees cooler in there on a hot Summer afternoon.
This year’s projects include stripping the paint off the canvas cabin top, rails, hatch, hatch frame and the cabin sides. All will be patched, puttied, sanded and sealed and then painted or varnished.
Also some garden and sailing pics as well. Went sailing with John H. on Wednesday in his Sandpiper. Tacked down along the 3 foot line behind Island Beach. Ran back to SPYC as the sun set. Delightful.
Here they are:
It begins. Fan on the foredeck to help the breeze blow away the paint fumes.
The hatch off and the paint half stripped off the canvas.
Implements of destruction.
Dodgy bits; the canvas is missing and will need an epoxy patch. I plan on sealing the canvas with thinned epoxy. Also the cabin top was nailed on with galvanized nails which are now little volcanoes of rust. They need to be cleaned up, sealed and filled.
Not too bad for 44 year old Fir plywood. The corner of the cabin top needs to be sealed and refastened.
John H sailing along Island Beach
Sunset over Barnegat Bay.
Sunrise this morning at 6:10. A perfect summer day. I plan on taking off this afternoon to get caught up on my hedge trimming and weeding.