Woohoo! Varnish!

Dear Diary,
Today I put on the first new varnish this boat has seen in at least 10 years. We're using Epifanes High Gloss Clear Finish. The first coat is cut with Penetrol and it did indeed brush on quite smoothly. We're using Epifanes since it came highly recommended, is compatible with teak (and other oily woods). It also claims to be recoatable within 72 hours without sanding. I am not sure if that is enough of a selling point in and of itself, as I have found a light sanding is almost always needed due to dust when varnishing outside. We'll see.

Here are pictures of the laz hatch (lazerette), and the weatherboards for the main hatch.

"A lazarette is usually a storage locker used for gear or equipment a sailor or bosun would use around the decks on a sailing vessel. It is typically found below the weather deck in the stern of the vessel and is accessed through a hatch if accessed from the main deck or a doorway if accessed from below decks. The equipment usually stored in a lazarette would be spare lines, sails, sail repair, line and cable splicing repair equipment, fenders, bosun chair, spare blocks, tools etc." -wikipedia 2010

Next up are the handrails and followed by the toe rails- at least as far as first coats go.