Jeff Horton
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Day 12
Maybe I should call it day 11 1/2 because I had to work on some other things and only got to spend about half a day on VARDO today. I started out by sanding and rounding over the edges of the coaming getting it ready to go on the boat. Oh yea, and drilling all those holes. Since I am using a Polyurethane for the finish I just oiled the coaming and will coat it with the skin.
Here is is in place just before I started sewing it on.
I clamp the coaming in place with a strap so that the coaming is pulled down out of shape. I like to pull the fabric up and clamp it in place to get an idea of where it goes. Then I trim it with a hot knife and pull it in place and put on some spring clamps.
Then it's just a matter of pulling the skin in place and working out wrinkles as I sew twice around the coaming. Once it is sewn in place and you release the strap the coaming will snap in place under tension.
Once the coaming was done it was time to finish up the sewing. I trimmed the excess skin and started doing a whip stitch down the deck. I still need to do the front and then it will be ready for dying and finishing. Oh yea, I also need to stitch a rope lip onto the coaming.
Maybe I should call it day 11 1/2 because I had to work on some other things and only got to spend about half a day on VARDO today. I started out by sanding and rounding over the edges of the coaming getting it ready to go on the boat. Oh yea, and drilling all those holes. Since I am using a Polyurethane for the finish I just oiled the coaming and will coat it with the skin.
Here is is in place just before I started sewing it on.
I clamp the coaming in place with a strap so that the coaming is pulled down out of shape. I like to pull the fabric up and clamp it in place to get an idea of where it goes. Then I trim it with a hot knife and pull it in place and put on some spring clamps.
Then it's just a matter of pulling the skin in place and working out wrinkles as I sew twice around the coaming. Once it is sewn in place and you release the strap the coaming will snap in place under tension.
Once the coaming was done it was time to finish up the sewing. I trimmed the excess skin and started doing a whip stitch down the deck. I still need to do the front and then it will be ready for dying and finishing. Oh yea, I also need to stitch a rope lip onto the coaming.