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This afternoon was spent with the wet an dry flattening out the varnish ready for another coat.
Weather a bit too breezy so all I did was plenty of sanding and applied another coat to the transom.

If the breeze is down tomorrow after work I'll put another coat on the whole boat.
Caulking of the garboard plank has come up really well and the black of the Sikaflex is almost unnoticeable against the dak colour of the stain. Besides if anyone wants to look at it they will have to either slide under the trailer or do some duck diving.

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Read the data sheet on the varnish that I am using and was surprised to find that it says that I can apply the next couple of coats without sanding between coats and then one last sand before the final coat.

So, today I was able to get two coats on the hull. Tomorrow morning, if the wind and dust is still low, I will apply another coat of varnish then will let it sit for a couple of days before sanding with 400 grit wet and dry and the applying the final coat of the varnish.
After that leave it for a couple of days to harden up. May even try rolling it out in the sun to speed up the process.

I'm quite impressed with the gloss level with the Norglass Weatherfast Poly Varnish.

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Another day another coat of varnish. So it's really looking good. Tomorrow afternoon will be a final flatten off then a final coat of the varnish on the outside of the hull. After that it's a matter of letting it harden before rolling it over on Sunday morning.

I glued the reinforcing for the water pickups in place. Cut the gasket for the shaft log and installed in place. I removed the stringers from inside the boat and put a coat of varnish on them, put them in the sun to dry. Another coat on them tomorrow and they wil be ready to install after the inside of the hull is sprayed with F/W Spar Varnish.

I might even try and get a coat of varnish on the inside while it's the wrong way up. Just have to see what the vapour level is like. Too high and I will stop, don't need to gas myself as well as everything else.

It's all starting to take shape now.

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Peter, I havent used the paint you have but just make sure the clear has gone real hard or the weight of the hull will leave marks in it, may even stick a little to the props you are useing to hold it up-right,
I olny have used spar varnish and it took a few weeks before I rested it on tempary bearers whith carpet on them. It all ways felt tacky for a long time. I spent the waiting time on the deck frames to keep things moveing
Ross

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Thanks Ross for your advice. I will leave it another week before turning it over. Probably do it not this weekend but the following Saturday/Sunday.

I slid under the boat yesterday, brushed away the cobwebs, thinned the varnish and hit the inside of the boat with two coats of varnish. The vapour level wasn't too bad as there was a bit of wind which dispersed it fairly quickly.
So it looks like I'll be able to install the stringers before the roll over and may be some other items as well.

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Back to the inside of the boat again today. One coat before breakfast, then to work and another coat just now.

The inside is looking really good. Just let it harden now.
Tomorrow I will rub the outside of the hull down with the aim of getting the last coat of varnish on on Saturday.

If any one is interested the formula for the stain that has been applied to our boat is
250 ml F/W Red prooftint stain and 50ml F/W Jarrah prooftint stain. The red may be a bit hard to get as, I think, it's a deleted line. These days what isn't? But as I said I have some spare if anybody is desperate and needs it.

Next report will be when we make some more real progress.

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Great to here the progress, and the problems you run into and how you solve them Peter.
Any info is good as it helps others.
Would be good to hear from others with restoations and the progress.
Why are you not posting your progress ? or is it a secret, we all know most members are doing some thing out there.
Use the site to help others ,thats the idea of a club or you may as well not be part of it.
Ross

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Photos of the boat with 3 coat of varnish

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Bronze rubbing strip fitted to bow just to see how it looks. Perfecto. All I have done to it is reshape it and scrub it back with 320 wet and dry to get rid of the oxidation.

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3rd coat of varnish on the outside on the starboard side. Wahoo. I'm really happy now with the colour match. You guys can see the match between the old and new stain on the bottom 2 planks/top planks.
Remember the boat is upside down so its a bit confusing on how to name the planks but you get my drift