09 Aug 23:
The plastic swings on the playset were more like slings, so the Admiral decreed that we get solid seats. After trolling playset swings we decided to make our own, and they came out looking suspiciously like bosun's chairs. I cut up some spare cypress into 2 inch slats, rounded over the edges and fastened them together with cleats underneath, like we do for wooden decks.
Next I was trying to figure out how to attach them to the chains and wasn't happy with the ideas I was coming up with, so Skipper said we probably had retired line that we could use. The jib sheet from the Day Sailer CYANE proved to be the exact, and I do mean exact, length. Serendipity.
The seat got several coats of TotalBoat Gleam Satin Marine Spar Varnish.
Worked on the second seat, it needed a small split repaired with TotalBoat THIXO Flex flexible epoxy adhesive. Light clamping pressure is best to ensure the joint fills but not squeeze all the epoxy out of the joint.
Video: https://youtu.be/Ibq-kIAIsYw
Two retired Sunfish sheets made up the line for the second chair. I load tested the chairs and two pirates, one adult and one wee, set the desired heights.
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