Day 12 Smooooooth..

Tea Count 2
Injuries 1 (A slightly sanded hand)
Time Spent 3 Hours
Stickiness Factor 0/10

Probably the dullest day of the build to date. Sanding, sanding and more sanding. Both hulls were sanded on the outside, outside where it was very cold. There was still snow on the ground and the thermometer said -5 when I started, brrrrrr. Fortunately my android app proved incorrect in issuing a yellow snow warning, the snow was white as usual and the advice given by a wise old sage of “don't eat yellow snow” was not needed.
So the seams that had been previously filled were sanded flat and the rest of the hull was given the full random orbital treatment. Without wanting to sound too weird, it was a very satisfying feeling running my hand over that smooth bottom. Sanding the seams has really rounded off the shape nicely! Very exciting, so much so that I did both hulls in an hour or so.
More sanding was done on the inside again, boring!!! But it's almost ready for the second coat of poxy and the finance manager has authorised the purchase of a corner sander which is going to make things much faster and easier and far less taxing on the poor old arms.

Interestingly, sanding anything with my power sander makes it very smooth as you would expect, everything that it is apart from my hand, which after accidentally giving it a quick going over with the Bosch is now even rougher (and hurtier) than before. How does that work?

Stepping back in time slightly, I have now got the second plank of American Ash with which to make the gunwales. The same metric, imperial fiasco occurred as before at the timber merchants with me eventually purchasing an 8 foot by 38mm by 10 inch plank and I have absolutely no idea if this will be enough to complete the job or not but I enjoy the experience of buying it so much, no matter. Why I find it amusing that the guys at the wood yard mix their measurements so, I have no idea but it really is very funny and desperately confusing. Guess you have to be there.
Whilst we're on the subject how on earth do you pronounce “gunwales”? Is it gun-uls or gun-wales or as my ever so slightly geordie but not quite mackam wife might say goonels man. I must learn as apparently we have both inner and outer varieties on this boat!
I also managed to lay my hands on a new blade for the table saw in preparation for cutting of said gunwales – watch out fingers...
Well that was that day, short I know but after getting the central heating fixed at home I have decided to properly insulate the loft. I'll be damned if I'm letting any of my newly acquired heat leave through the roof!