Epoxy fillers and side projects
After Easter breakfast - around 11 - I drove to boatyard to continue deck renovation. Primer coat was dry since yesterday so now I could fill some dents in the deck, before final coat.
Mostly around winch support which I needed to glue last summer and a bit on foredeck where I dropped the anchor or something heavy on deck. I took quick-curing marine filler which I found in my workshop. Just for safety I took also Hempel Pro-fair filler which I still have quite a bit after Safir renovation. It turned out it was a good decision since quick drying filler just expired - it was not enough curing agent in one tube and base tube dried out. Too bad - this thing cures in 20 minutes, my plan for today was to fill the gaps, wait 30 minutes, sand and coat with primer and be ready for final coat tomorrow. Too bad!
Instead I needed to use Hempel epoxy which has a curing time 10h, in room temperature. Given that temperature in boat hall is around 9-10 degrees we are talking curing time till tomorrow…
Anyway, since I was there anyway I took all ceiling planks for renovation - not only pilot berth but also these for fo’c’s’le. At least this “side project” can be done.
Scraping old varnish was tedious, planks from fo’c’s’le were apparently coated with PU-varnish - it drags behind the blade and is a pain to remove.
So much for modern stuff - traditional varnish not only looks (and smells) better but is also easy to remove, without need to damage wood too much.
After thorough sanding all planks were ready to receive Owatrol D1 coating. As before - I did not stain them with mahogany stain as I want the ceiling to be of light colour.
This time, after wood was saturated with the oil, I wiped dry all planks - to avoid shiny spots of cured oil.
If weather permits tomorrow I will coat them with first layer of D2 which will give them gloss and deep colour.