S6E1//Building Varnished Coamings with Bare Teak Caps//
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- Опубліковано 6 гру 2023
- In episode 1 of season 6 I share how we designed, built, and installed varnished mahogany cockpit coamings.
In Season 5 I singlehanded the Far reach from North Carolina to the Virgin Islands in December 2021. It was my third voyage in the Far Reach to the Virgin Islands. In May of 2022 I single-handed the Far Reach back home to NC via the offshore route, a non stop voyage of about 1,440 Nautical miles.
In the previous Season 4 episodes I shared what it took to rebuild our 36' sailboat from a complete gutted hull and deck into my ideal voyaging boat, installed a small inboard Diesel engine with a folding propeller, and made some additional improvements to the Far Reach.
Previous episodes recap:
Season 1, Episode 1, contains a short synopsis of a six year total rebuild of the Far Reach from a gutted bare hull. I also double hand the Far Reach offshore with my sister from NC to the BVI.
In Season 2, I single-hand the Far Reach from Sint Maarten back to NC.
In Season 3, I share my Single-handed voyage from NC to the BVI as well as from the VI back to NC.
In Season 4, I detailed the original rebuild of the Far Reach then the planning and installation of a small diesel engine with a folding propeller. I concluding by sharing some additional modifications and upgrades as well as trouble shooting the Cape Horn windvane.
To learn more about the rebuilding of the Far Reach: www.farreachvoyages.com
To read about this voyage, and many others, including additional modifications and updates to the Far Reach since her launch in 2015: www.farreachvoyages.net
For more information on the Stimson Bow Roof Shed visit bow-roof-shed.com
If you have questions or stories to share about your own voyages feel free to post them in the comment section. Happy sailing. - Спорт
Whilst I don't always agree 100% with your choices, I love the thought, consideration, craftsmanship and care you put into your boat and your sailing. Also the Far Reach is a stunning tribute to your skills. Thank you for sharing your great videos too. They're always a treat to watch. Fair winds.
Much appreciated. Thanks for watching and engaging.
Great craftmanshift, I like your attitude and dedication to the details.
Thanks.
Lovely workmanship - all carefully thought-out beforehand
Much appreciated. Thanks for engaging Mike.
Nice job. Great Video.
Thanks for the comment and engaging.
I always learn something watching your videos, thanks so much John. I also appreciate your thoughts on resorcinol vs. epoxy that you explain below. Jack asked the same question I had.
Thanks Mike. Glad you found the info useful.
An amazingly well thought out and considered refit. Just a couple of questions: how long does the varnish last until touch up is needed, and do you reuse old fasteners and screws? Also, now that I see it, that unvarnished teak treatment could be useful for a lot of deck trim and it just looks cool. Years ago, I used to use resorcinol for practically any gluing on our wooden boat back in 70's, it always worked, never had a glue joint fail. We used it back then because it was less expensive than epoxy. I use epoxy exclusively these days primarily because it is so cheap now and there are so many purpose made preparations. They seem to be of about equal utility in terms of holding power and durability over time. I would give epoxy an edge in bonding irregular non-flat surfaces. You use both types of glue. Why don"t you use epoxy for everything?
Thanks for the kind words and for engaging. Varnish longevity depends on several factors. How much traffic it gets; orientation of the varnished surface--horizontal or vertical (Vertical last longer); the location of the boat in terms of the strength of the UV, etc. I typically apply two coats of varnish to the coamings about every four months.
I don't normally reuse fasteners, but it depends. Bolts with nuts can often be reused. I didn't reuse any of the fasteners in the coamings though I did reuse the bronze bolts for the winch bases, etc.
Resorcinol is a glue and I view it as a tool. I carry lots of tools. You don't use an adjustable wrench when a socket wrench or combination wrench is a better choice. I pick the glue I think works best for the application. As you said, epoxy works well when the joints are not tight. But, epoxy glue lines are vulnerable to UV and salt water unless they are covered with varnish or paint. It doesn't work as well resorcinol on oily woods like teak Epoxy has a low tolerance for heat. So, for me, I avoid it on deck as I think resorcinol is a better choice. I recently rebuilt the tiller. When I steam bent the strips I got some twisting and didn't feel like the joint was as tight as I wanted. I didn't have access to cascamite. So, I used epoxy. I'm interested to see how it holds up.