Months down the road and she’s taking up all my free time, and I’m enjoying every bit of it…well, most of it.
More lessons learned.
So, she holds water, really well, and I have to soak up some puddles after a good storm.
I have her outside which I would not recommend, but I do have quite a bit of space.
If working u der a tree for shade, watch out during storms for large branches falling. Yep, had to move her after a limb started dangling like a full pinata above her.
Vinegar takes off the epoxy!! Woohoo!
Any mistake you make in alignment will come back again and again… I had a huge gap in my galley corner filled with fillet. We cut it out, but then I had to trim some transom, and add some back. I think I’ll cover it with a stripe.
As I’m sanding I’m finding all the drips from my epoxy work…oh well.
I’m nearly finished, and yet have weeks left to do fixing all the boogers and rough spots before I varnish.
Whenever I see a mistake I think, ‘Yep, I’ll be seeing that for years.’
I love the color of the wood and can’t bear to paint over any part of it…but I likely will…it’s like cutting long hair, or getting a tattoo…only one I’ve done.
As I’m building I keep thinking if the first night (and more) in the pod.
Because I’m out in the open, people come by often and watch.