Mid Week Sanding

Mid week sanding is kinda like a businessman's special at the ball park, except without the hot dog vendors.  The schedule lined up and I jumped at the opportunity, by the time I got outside I was working in the shade on the starboard side.  Something interesting I've noticed with the new Klingspor sandpaper is that it seems to last me about a half hour before it's torn up or I'm ready to get a fresh piece.  With sandpaper it's hard to know exactly when to freshen up, and certainly some of the paper has more life in it, but when you're sanding the same spot for a while, it's probably time.

Man It's Hot Out

As I mentioned before, I've been sanding the port side of the boat more than the starboard, because I usually get out there on Saturday mornings.  Last weekend I spent about an hour, and today another hour going at it, and I'm definitely making progress.  I would say I'm about 1/4 of the way through the bottom sanding, so another 15 hours or so should do the trick.  With temperatures over 100 F, this time of year can be tough to work for any long stretch of time, but things will be cooling down soon enough.

It's dead Jim

Well, no sanding recently, but on the bright side - at least I have a new sander coming my way.

It should be here over the next week or so, then after a little vacation it's back to work!