21 Jun 25:
We removed old paint and varnish? from the Bahamas Dinghy tiller and rudder using our 20V DeWALT random orbital sander. 80 grit discs got the job done, although the varnish acted more like a thick coat of epoxy, so we are not exactly sure what we were dealing with.
The tiller looks like ash wood but it is a little harder, so we need to research. It might also be white oak.
A Kobalt diamond tile file and a Shinto rasp fit between the tiller straps to remove old coatings.
The rudder had a coat of flaky white paint...
...over a coat of very thick and very hard varnish, the Old School kind of varnish. But below the different coatings was some beautiful marine grade mahogany plywood. Sanding dust collection courtesy of the ShopVac and Dust Deputy Cyclonic Seaparator.
Log of HENNING:
