grendel

that white line smudge on the last picture is actually the reflection of the angle poise magnifier lamp I was using to light up the work area. my thanks go to Griff for divulging the secret of the 6 steps to achieve the finish that Broad Ambition boasts.

step 6 after de nibbing again with 400 grit paper, it was 100% varnish this time. the reflection of the flash is getting smaller and less diffuse, indicating the finish getting smoother, I can see things reflected in the surface now, whether this gets more coats will depend upon the finish once it has dried.

you could snap them with a digital camera/ phone as they are shown, this will give you a digital record of them.

step 5 a light rub down with 400 grit sandpaper, cleaned off with turps on a rag, then 5cc mixed up 20% turps, 80% varnish, and applied.

not forgetting the tube heaters that may have been left on (depending on whether they have thermostats or are just on timers)

does it have a deep keel?

yes to my shame he did, but I forgot were I was and repeated a step, its not Griffs fault, all mine. but I do have to say its starting to look really nice.

actually thats cheaper than the highest rate I pay at home , I was just looking at my bill and I'm paying 22.19p per unit, so thats not too bad, at least your lighting will cost you less now you've changed over to LED

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whoops, I repeated step 4 tonight, instead of progressing to step 5 - never mind, an extra coat wont do any harm

Reading the very first page of the navigation Bylaws - does that mean that it is technically possible to navigate a hire boat across Breydon after sunset without lights and without contravening the Broads Authority navigation Bylaws? (ignoring for the moment the bylaws pertaining to the Great Yarmouth port Authority and the agreement signed up to with the boat yard) for instance from the Gt Yarmouth Yacht station to the Burgh Castle marina?

no painting I hope, it will take all 4 days to dry, lets hope its a bit warmer for you than BA's out of the water maintenance earlier this year.

step 4 - denibbed and another 25% turps, 75% varnish layer.

sugar and spice and all things nice?

and there was me thinking that hiding an extra 6 telescopes was an achievement (6 hidden among 24).

step 3 of the varnishing process, surface de nibbed with finest wire wool, cleaned with a turps soaked rag, and then a coat of 75% varnish, 25% turps mixed (4cc in total) painted on.

red light is used by astronomers to preserve night vision, but it can be difficult to see anything in red light, as its not that bright. its generally good enough to stop you tripping over the telescope, but its your night adapted vision that gets you from A to B safely.

a few years back I re-used some old5x9 timbers that my wifes grandad had stored, he had given them a good coat of sump oil/ creosote mix about 30 years previously, the timbers were still perfect, and yes the oil mix still came off over everything - there are also several wooden sheds coated in the same preservative at my mother in laws house.

I seem to be developing a 'taste' for the smell of turpentine - with the varnishing of the stern of model #2. duck oil is another good one for water dispersal (and good for cleaning hands too) (assuming you can still buy it) I am sure that danish oil contains a small amount of varnish as it gives a varnish like finish. if I was just using oil, I would probably go with linseed oil.

you should be fine we had ordered a few extras, though I think if the paypal says they are out of stock now, it will probably be correct.

As well as the varnishing I have still been progressing the side deck supports.

aside from varnishing the stern of model #2, today I stripped down and rewired a magnifying lamp, this one is a flourescent tube one I got from the boot fair, it had been giving me a slight tingle when I touched it indicating a bad earth, anyway, rewired, earthed properly to the metal chassis, its now perfectly safe. so I set about mounting it in a base I had available, a 1/2" hole was drilled through a 2" dia block of brass, then this was turned down to 1" to fit the base, the base was then mounted on a plank of wood that can be clamped to the bench wherever I need it.

so today, after flatting back with extra fine wire wool, a quick wipe with turps on a rag to clean and then it was time for step 2 50% turps, 50% varnish

thanks for that Paul, I did wonder if the complaining party had an inside in the parish council - it was the only thing that would make sense of the whole affair. t explains how the shop next door obtained planning permission, and the subsequent actions. having been in the past a subject of a parish councils dissaproval, where the county chief of police was on the parish council, and parking my van outside the house in a dedicated parking spot for my house - unfortunately this was shared with the church parking. the local bobby was told in no uncertain terms to slap a ticket on my legally parked van. unfortunately the local bobby was a copper of the old school, and didnt like the smell of the orders, he came and told me, he had found an offence he could get me on - he explained to the chief constable that out of fairness he would also have to give the whole congregation who parked there tickets on the sunday during the service - the parish council then managed to find a good solution, another member of the parish council -a farmer was persuaded to make available a space to park in one of his orchards, I even got the parking for my caravan there too.

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