It was brutally hot this last weekend, so I didn’t go to work on the Roamer. On Sunday, we took our other boat up to Three Sisters on the Potomac north of Georgetown in DC. It was a great way to spend the day. The water was perfect. The weather was great. The day ended with two nasty thunderstorms, one to the north and the other to the south, that made the sunset one of the best I’ve seen.
Oh, but we did get the fillets and Awlquik primer done in the Throne Room, too.
Pacemaker 42 & Chris Craft Commander 42, with the Washington Monument off in the distance
My 1968 Commander 42
Memorial Bridge and Roslyn, VA at sunset
The thunderstorm clouds to the north and the light from the setting sun made for a great view on the way home.
Washington Monument lit up by the setting sun
Panoramic shot looking back at Memorial Bridge (full size)
In the full size panoramic shot, you can see Arlington Cemetery on the left, then Roslyn, Georgetown dead center, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument all the way over on the right. That view was a nice treat at the end of a super relaxing day on the water.
But before all of this happened, we also got the fillets and primer done during a break between heat waves after sanding the fairing compound.
Fillets in the Throne Room
Fillets all around, including the ceiling
With no exposed hard inside corners, this wet head (bathroom = shower room) will avoid the mold and mildew problems that can happen in the corners. The fillets will also help shower spray and condensation find its way to the floor drain. Plus…I just like fillets. 🙂
Bulkhead wall
No fillet where the cabinet will go
Fillets are done
A day or two later, we came back, sanded the fillets, then sprayed Awlquik primer.
Now THAT’s a good lookin’ throne dais
Shower floor pan
The Throne Room
Ready for sanding
We’ve still got a heat wave going on, so progress will continue to be slow. I’ll probably take our Commander our a few more times before the season ends, too. But it’s good to see the Throne Room coming together. Once we get a break from the heat, we’ll sand the Awlquik, spray 545 primer, then sand to 320 grit and spray the Awlgrip Eggshell topcoat. But first, I need to make moldings for the door and cabinet openings using some of that beautiful solid mahogany I’ve got. But before I can do that, I need to set up a better woodworking shop.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Expanding the Woodworking Shop
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