Back on Biscuit after just relocating her back to the shop, I wanted to get started on hardware mounting but a few miscellaneous items stole the day. I decided to get the interior finalized, as far as paint goes, so began with some sanding on areas that required further work. My foot traffic in and out of the cabin moved finish paint down on the priority list, so the prime area to paint today was the cabin sole - the molded fiberglass interior pan that makes the sole. They were a few other areas needing some additional attention, so I scuff sanded these areas, again, with my primary intentional work on the cabin sole. The recessed portion of the access hole (a varnished piece to cover) was also given ample attention. After sanding these areas, I brushed the sanding debris to small piles and removed them with the vacuum. I followed this with a wipe down with acetone and then proceeded to gather paint supplies. With a brush and a roller, I applied a couple coats on the areas needing attention - this should complete the interior paint.

After the painting work, I turned to bunging the recently installed companionway trim pieces. There are a 18 total fasteners between the companionway slide trim and vertical trim that capture the drop boards. The bung cutter imparts a slight taper on the bungs as I cut them, and because the recessed fastener heads are not overly deep, I then used a chisel to remove the lower ~1/8" of the bung thereby ensuring I had a tight fit and the bungs did not bottom out on the fastener heads. I sufficiently coated each bung with varnish and tapped them into place with a hammer. I will come back and remove the proud portion of the bung, sand to fair, and then redcoat with varnish as needed.

The final task was the taff rail varnish build. I erected a bit of a cover using boat stands and a moving blanket propped up to eliminate polled and other detritus from fouling the varnish. I then hand-sanded the taff rail to remove high spots and created a surface ready to receive another coat of varnish. After wiping clean with acetone, I brushed on a coat of varnish for the build process. That concluded work on Biscuit for the day, but additional time to come within the next week.

Total Hrs: 3.75