Uh oh. 1958 Skagit 20 Hardtop

[Kelly]

I might have done it again.

[Helmar]

More work done this weekend. Finished the dark colors in the cockpit, primed the cabin interior, filled some remaining holes and scars, added glass to a section of the cabin interior ceiling and to the toilet housing that had a weak area.
Pulled and primed the new seating and cabinets.

Starting to look pretty snazzy

[Kelly]

More work done this weekend. Finished the dark colors in the cockpit, primed the cabin interior, filled some remaining holes and scars, added glass to a section of the cabin interior ceiling and to the toilet housing that had a weak area.
Pulled and primed the new seating and cabinets.

[sclapsaddle]

Looking good! I like the table idea.

[Kelly]

Lots of challenges to get here. More on the horizon.
that's the cabin table that will come outside to wine and dine the wife or girlfriend. Just kidding about the latter.

[Kelly]

[Kelly]

More work completed...

[Kelly]

More work completed. Made and glassed in more roof stringers. Happy with the results.
Made and glassed in a strip of wood in the splashwell to get it back to the factory look.
Primed the inside of the cockpit area. Not done with the primer yet...

[Helmar]

Well got some serious work done on my 3 day weekend. Sanding the paint job off is complete. Sanded a few high spots that were missed and then lightly sprayed black paint to find low spots on the hull. Next weekend I'll sand some more and then lay on some fairing compound. I was hoping it would have arrived last Friday but I think the east coast weather slowed the shipment down.

Played around with building the side seating/steps. I had ordered double hinges and was happy with them but I think I'm going another hinge route and will double over cut down "piano" hinges. Probably 10" in length. Pictures explain better.
Door skin used to make templates.
The seat configuration was my son's idea 3 years ago. He got the inspiration from building legos. For that reason alone, I've been hell bent on making it work. I've just been trying to perfect the structure. Above the seat will be storage. Both the port and starboard will mirror each other for aesthetic purposes.

That is looking pretty nice Kelly. From the pictures it looks like the bottom swings up to make the seating area ?
Then it looks like the upper part will hing down for more storage, good thinking . That is something the factory never did take into consideration was places to put your gear..

I have seen several sizes in the stainless piano hinges. Are you thinking of being able to put that bench up for a boarding step too ?.

Getting closer and closer for sure.

Looking back, you have came a Long Way

[Kelly]

Framework seems strong so decided to sand and clean up the excess strands and resin droppings. First coat of primer added. I just went with a barrier primer that can be top coated with any paint and is moisture and mildew resistant.

[Kelly]

Bought a couple of new tools for sanding/fairing from Flexsander. 22" longboard really let's you find how bad the hull and gunnel really were. Tons of low spots. Lots more work to do though I'm not sure how much more sanding I can take.

[Kelly]

Glassed in the seat structure today. A layer of csm and glass cloth...time will tell if this works.

[Kelly]

Well got some serious work done on my 3 day weekend. Sanding the paint job off is complete. Sanded a few high spots that were missed and then lightly sprayed black paint to find low spots on the hull. Next weekend I'll sand some more and then lay on some fairing compound. I was hoping it would have arrived last Friday but I think the east coast weather slowed the shipment down.

Played around with building the side seating/steps. I had ordered double hinges and was happy with them but I think I'm going another hinge route and will double over cut down "piano" hinges. Probably 10" in length. Pictures explain better.
Door skin used to make templates.
The seat configuration was my son's idea 3 years ago. He got the inspiration from building legos. For that reason alone, I've been hell bent on making it work. I've just been trying to perfect the structure. Above the seat will be storage. Both the port and starboard will mirror each other for aesthetic purposes.

[Kelly]

Thanks. I forgot to get those pics for you that we talked about. Next weekend.
For those not on our FB page, here's a pic+1 that I posted there.

[Helmar]

Got the boat sanded again. Going back to the fairing stage, this time with "total fair" by Total Boat. Essentially going to use it on the entire boat and then sand again. Then primer, then sand again.

You are getting to that point where you can step back and start the Wow, I did that and it feels Good. Very nice Kelly and a Lot of work but I can see its paying off for you