Pilot-berth ceiling planks

We - my daughter and me - drove to boatyard in the afternoon, to work on our side projects.
I wanted to cut out cabin sole board for mast clearance and maybe start cleaning ceiling planks for pilot-berth.
She had totally different plans, of course!

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I started with cabin sole. Angle grinder with 40-grit abrasion pad and the job was done.

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Checked for fit onboard - looks good. I take it home for epoxy coat on abraded surfaces.

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Luckily, pilot-berth ceiling planks were varnished, not linseed-oiled, so removing old, worn and ugly varnish with the scraper went pretty smooth.

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With varnish removed I started abrading them with orbital sander, grid 80, to remove surface scratches and old layer of stain. I want them to be natural mahogany colour - in this case it is African mahogany so they are reddish-yellow. That shall give some light in otherwise dark pilot berth.

Didn’t manage to finish the job - we had to head home for supper. To be continued.

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