[alberg30] shroud tension

[sandersm at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/8/00 9:39:24 PM, sutherlandt at prodigy.net writes:

>Sanders .... be sure and give us a report on the "Honey Teak" when you
>have had a chance to evaluate it.

The boat is three hours from me ... and I finished after dark, so I don't 
know how it looks, yet.  I can tell you that I was able to put four coats (2 
amber base coats, 2 clear finish coats) on the toerail and 6 coats (3/3) on 
the hatches and coamings, in about 14 hours of grueling labor.  The stuff 
goes on wet-on-wet without sanding in between, so your agony lasts only a day.

I asked the yard manager at Dodson's how it looked.  He said the color was 
excellent, superior to Sikkens (their synthetic of choice), but that it 
looked "heavy" and that it would probably look better had I thinned it a bit 
more.  Oh well, live and learn.  He said it was a vast improvement over the 
bare teak, so I'm hoping that "heavy" is by comparison with all the 
brightwork on those pristine Concordias they keep in immaculate condition up 
there.

I'll take some pix the next time I'm up there and email them to whoever's 
interested.

Sanders McNew
WILD ELF  # 297

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