Stripped NorthWind

[OnkaBob]

I am getting pretty excited about paddling this boat.

I think that makes about 20 or 30 of us Darrell

Thanks for that strap link

[Darrells]

Went out after work and gave the boat a quick sanding to rough up the epoxy a little so the Varnish will adhere better.



I shot the first coat of varnish about 6:15 and will probably give it a second about 8:00.



It's getting mighty close to paddle time.

[Darrells]

Second coat is on. I'll let it dry all day tomorrow and give it a light sanding when I get home. If it is early enough for it to skin over before dark I will shoot another coat on, if not I'll wait until Thurs. morning. The bugs are pretty bad once it gets dark. It's looking pretty good, only got a couple of bugs this evening before it skinned over. It was 112* in the shop when I shot it so it didn't take long to start setting up.

[Manjimike]

It's looking pretty good

I believe it might just be a bit of "understatement" there.



Cheers Mike

[Darrells]

Matt,
What do you know about this product from Duckworks: Sea-Lect TruCourse™ Rudder
I know you designed the Rudder Gudgeons, but is the rudder assemble a quality product. I don't care about the blade, I am going to make a wood composite blade to match the NW. I do like the fact that even drifting backwards the rudder will tuck under if it hits something.

[jem]

It's a good system. It's not bullet proof but it should serve you well.

Duckworks asked me to design a couple do-it-yourself rudder system at one time. But for the money, I think Sea-Lect is a very good value.

[Darrells]

It's plenty warm in the shop this afternoon.



Gave the boat a quick light sanding with 320 grit.



I sprayed another fairly heavy coat on, and it was looking great. I was thinking this might be it, no bugs, no dust, no trash and slick as glass. Then I walked around to the other side and there it was, the biggest run you have ever seen. Oh well, I'll give it another sanding and another coat.

[tx river rat]

Boy that is looking great , You are going to be finished with yours before I will
Ron

[Darrells]

Varnish is done and I am going to start rigging tomorrow. Took a few tries to get the varnish down without any bugs or too much dust but it finally worked out.





I think I am going to run the hatch straps a little different than normal. What do think?

[Darrells]

She is 99.375% finished. Tomorrow we paddle.