Saturday, January 24, 2015

Oiling Brightwork


January 18, 2015


With the painting of the hull complete, I was now ready to return to the brightwork.  The time had come to treat the teak wood with a sealer / preserver.  The owner had decided against a varnish for the brightwork, but the teak would need some conditioning and protection from the tough FL environment - chiefly UV protection.  Periodic application will serve to prolong the life of the sailing dinghy's new brightwork.  


The application is straight forward:  wipe on with a rag, wipe off residual oil with a secondary rag...."Daniel-son."  The bow thwart below has been treated with the oil while the port aft thwart has yet to be treated.


After all thwarts, and the stern rail, had been treated, I moved on to the rails.  Treating the rails would conclude the day's application.


As can be seen below, the mast thwart has yet to be treated due to additional scheduled work needed for final installation.




Total Time: .5 Hr

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