Building a stitched lapstrake canoe - Sanding and more sanding

September 2, 2007
Sanding and more sanding

Today I thought I would finally get to varnishing, but when I took the boat outside to give it a "quick final sand" I saw that the surface was rougher than it had seemed. The sun light really pointed up the texture. So I spend over 5 hours sanding today. The first pass (above left) was with 80 grit foam sanding pads, followed by orbital sanding with 220 grit. It was a lovely day to be working outside.

As the book warned I did sand through the epoxy in a few spots, so I mixed up a final 2 oz batch of epoxy and painted the bare wood spots. I had enough to coat the decks and gunwhales and they really look nice now!

I still have more sanding to do inside, but it's mostly on the bottom 2 planks where the fiberglass is. Tomorrow will be just as nice, so I'm hoping to finish up and move on to the varnish by the afternoon.

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