Engine foundation fixed

Last night I glued new piece of laminated oak onto port-side engine foundation. Tonight it was ready to be shaped and painted.

The piece is made from oak laminations - off cut from too long laminated frame.
Initial shaping was done with angle grinder but the final steps were done with plane and chisel - for better control.

I scraped all old bedding compound, dirt and loose paint from all components. It turned out that this old piece of oak was painted with lead oxide paint - and it was still in good condition so I’ve left it on the piece.
With bit brace I could finally remove all old, brass screws. I will replace them with bronze or stainless steel. This part is not touching water so stainless should be good enough.

Scraper, wire brush and then thorough cleaning before painting. It’s 0 degrees tonight but this paint - Danboline bilge paint - has no problems with that. Seems that one coat will be enough but I’ll decide after it cures.

As often, on my way to the workshop I met few interesting habitants of the woods!