I took advantage of a couple of hours of available time on Saturday, September 13th, to begin the process of reaching the final shaping and fairing of the newly fabricated brightwork. Work on this dinghy included installing new brightwork and new paint. Painting requires significant attention to detail in the preparation stages, but this process is relatively static from boat to boat. The brightwork, however, required custom fabrication with no original components to be used as templates. Over the course of the project, I allowed the boat's small but nautically-attractive lines to steep...simmer...smolder in the recesses of my mind - where all the creativity resides ;). What unfolded is - I believe - a proportionate and striking application of teak brightwork for such a lovely little sailing dinghy.
The bow thwart, interior rails, and rub rails "coming together".
More shaping will be required on the forward ends of the rub rail, following the angle of the bow.
Above, the port rails brought down to match the plane of the boat's sheer line; below, another shot of the port rub rail showing slight round-over.
Looking more and more like a finished product!
Total Time: 1.5 Hrs.
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