The shop wagons needed a little love so we broke out the marine grade plywood, varnish, paint and silicone bronze screws to get them dockworthy again. Anything to avoid more sanding on VIPER.
Capn Jack's wagon needed a new bed of 1/2 inch fir plywood, new stainless wheel brace hardware, varnish on the bed, a new stake side and Rustoleum red paint.
Skipper's wagon needed a new stake front, screws to tighten the bed frame, JBWeld on the handle swivel, WetEdge Black wheels and undercarriage and a Kingston gray bed.
Since we were already "shaving a yak*" we made a new mast crutch for the O'Day Daysailer out of a nice piece of quartersawn white oak. Copied Capn Jack's original design, transferred over the hardware and stare. finished it with TotalBoat Gleam Satin Marine Varnish.
*Yak Shaving is the series of small jobs that get done while you avoid the primary task.
Example: "I need to sand the Sunfish today. Oops, the wagons are still broken. Let's fix those. Where is the wood? Behind the rotted mast crutch. Oh, let's fix that too. I'll need some stainless from Ace Hardware.....etc...etc...etc..."
26 Oct 17:
Delivered Capn Jack's wagon, he tested it out and gave it his seal of approval.
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