I had big plans for today, get the case top runner done, mount the tabernacle, fit the retaining bolts for the hatch…I figured that these would take me most of the day and if I had any time left over, then I still have many items on my to do list.
First up was the top runner which needs to be extended like the other. This took longer than I wanted, I messed up the first one by making it too narrow, but I got it right on the second try, took the runner into the workroom and epoxied the two pieces together.
This left a fair bit of thickened epoxy left so I used some of it to fill in the block restraining holes in the previously broken upright as I want to use a stainless eye-bolt here instead as the wood that was holding the shackle in place is getting weak.
These two pieces were out into the Rayburn to keep warm. I used the fast hardener for this job, but even so, raising the temperature will make the epoxy cure faster.
I had some epoxy left over so I went out to the boat and filled in a few holes and gaps that I had marked for this very purpose and that used up most of the remaining epoxy.
So far, so good.
The next task, the tabernacle had to be put aside for the moment as I need some wider washers for the bolts. Not a problem as this is not on the critical path.
On to the next task, the bolts on the sliding hatch and here’s where I messed up. Some of the gaps that now had epoxy filling them were on the hatch runners and I couldn’t do the bolts on the hatch.
Oops!
I had a cup of tea and a think and decided that I would spend some time cleaning up the workshop, emptying the sawdust traps, and cleaning out the mess in Shoal Waters, all of which needed to be done.
So, not what I had expected to do today, but necessary tasks all the same.
Time for a cup of tea.