- Planned to sail till a bit after noon returning to dock before the expected thunderstorms arrive. Started raining nearly as soon as I arrived.
- Created and installed three cleats on the outboard side of the settee backs to support the inboard side of each shelf at the midpoint.
- Used an aluminum T-Bevel to take off the angle of the settee back compared to vertical.
- Marked that angle on both ends of a 3" piece of 3/4" square wooden dowel to use as a support cleat at the mid-point of the inboard edge of the shelf.
- Drilled a hole in the middle (end to end and top to bottom) of the face of the dowel to be sanded down.
- Sanded the square wooden dowel down to the marked line using 80 grit adhesive backed sandpaper stuck to the new drop board. Sanded easily. Worked well.
- Measured from the top of the settee to the top surface of the installed shelf.
- Added the width of the shelf and half the width of the dowel.
- Marked that location for drilling a hole for a 3/4" #6 self tapping screw.
- Drilled the hole and mounted the cleat.
- Came out well. Little to no play between the shelf and the cleat.
- On the starboard side, due to the access panels that were cut by a previous owner, I was able to place the cleat directly against the underside of the shelf and drill. No need for measuring vertical distance from the top of the settee back.
- Installed a cast brass Seadog door button to secure the starboard settee aft access panel. The two mounting screws secure the cleat that supports the shelf at its mid-point.
- The starboard forward shelf was slightly too wide. Sanded the edge of the shelf using 80 grit to fit the space available.
- Brought the starboard forward shelf home for finishing...epoxy the edge and paint with Rustoleum High Gloss White
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