- Lightly sanded cockpit seats and companionway trim with 400 grit. The 220 grit recommended in the Application Instructions seemed to remove too much material.
- Removed sanding dust from cockpit seats and companionway trim using a hot wet rag -- NOT a tack rag.
- Applied sixth coat of Awlwood
clear gloss to cockpit seats and companionway trim. This coat required less material. Expect that this trend will continue as the surface becomes smoother. Three ounces was just a little bit more than needed.
- Applied fourth coat of Cetol Marine Natural Light
to outboard surface of the coamings and icebox lid.
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- Installed engine controls and instrument panel.
- Installed compass, wind speed and direction indicator, and depth sounder.
- Dewinterized the engine.
- Test fired the engine and ran it for half an hour at 2,000 rpm.
- Fed excess RG-58 back into the port cockpit locker
- Sanded and applied second coat of Brightside
to the companionway rim.
- Applied first coat of Brightside to the rudder shaft blister.
- Replaced the raw water pump belt and the cooling water/alternator belt.
- Test fired engine and ran for 30 minutes at 2,000rpm without issues.
- Next steps:
- Apply seventh finish coat to cockpit locker seat lids and companionway trim.
- Apply second coat to inboard surface of coamings and icebox lid.
- Apply Brightside to companionway rim and ruddershaft penetration.
- Reinstall engine controls.
- Reinstall instruments.
