February 18, 2012; 8:00 am – 1:30 pm; day #64. Today I roughed-in all the home runs for the wiring harness. I also built and installed the electrical panel.
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February 18, 2012
Eider: Wiring Harness & Electrical Panel
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February 17, 2012
Eider: Finishing the Hatch and Hand Rails
February 17, 2012; 7:00 am – 1:30 pm; day #63. Today, I finished the companion way hatch, entry panels and hand rails. Tomorrow I will start on the wiring harness and cockpit benches.
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February 16, 2012
Eider: Companion Way Hatch
February 16, 2012; 7:30 am-2:30 pm; day #62. Today was another companion way hatch day. The hatch construction is now complete. I put a rush coat of varnish over the epoxy fill that was not completely dry just to get a sealer coat on the wood. Hopefully tomorrow I can do the install.
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February 15, 2012
Eider: Hatch and Cabin Deck Rails
February 15, 2012; 7:30 am – 3:30 pm; day #61. Today, I framed up the companionway way hatch and cabin deck rails.
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February 12, 2012
Eider: Building the Toe, Drip Molding and Brightwork
February 12, 2012; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, day #60. Today I built the deck toe and the cabin drip molding. Once they were fit I put the first coat varnish on all brightwork. This is the first of appox. 5-7 coats. At the end of this day, I have logged in 305.5 single, man-hours. Eider is basically built. It’s punch list time. For example, the companion way hatch, the cabin deck rails, the rudder, the cockpit benches, the wiring harness and the mast and boom along with installing the hardware. All of these are relatively simple and fun. By the end of this month, Eider won’t be ready to sail but could easily be launched.
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February 11, 2012
Eider: Petitt 3108
February 11, 2012; 10:30 am – noon; day #59. Today was a simple 1 1/2 hour paint job. I rolled on Petitt 3108 off-white.
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February 10, 2012
Eider: Non-Skid Texture on Decks
February 10, 2012; 8:00 am – 2:00 pm; day #58. Today I taped and masked off all surfaces but the decks. Then I cleaned the decks by wiping them lightly with a damp cloth. I then mixed the 3 part texture, the base, the hardener and about 10% white automotive paint. Hooked the gun up to my compressor and proceeded to shoot the texture on. Once I started shooting it took about 15 minutes to complete the job.
Tomorrow I will paint.
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February 9, 2012
Eider: Sanding the Decks
February 9, 2012; 8:00 am – 1:30 pm; day #57. Today I sanded the decks fair prepping for applying the no-skid and paint.
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February 8, 2012
Eider: Gunwale Guard
February 8, 2012; 8:30 am – 2:30 pm; day #56. Today, I cut and fit the gunwale guard. Then applied 410 fairing compound to all deck surfaces.
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Eider: Cockpit Bench Seating
February 19, 2012; 8:00 am – 3:00 pm; day #65. Today I laid out, cut, fit and installed the cockpit bench seating.