Wooding Glypto

Last two evenings I continued stripping hull from old bottom paint and varnish. Hot-air gun and sharp blade on long handle make the job easy although time consuming. Especially keel plank and garboard are tricky as it is tight there between planks and curvatures are extreme. Careful knife guidance is needed to avoid removing too much wood with the paint.

Port side is now entirely stripped. Looks sorrow without gloss but now I can see all problematic areas which need attention before launch.

To have access to the whole hull in my tiny workshop Glypto is hanging on two ropes in the middle of the shop.

Tonight I’ve started starboard stripping.

Even though no one asks me to move my shop (yet) I can see that heavy equipment is getting closer. I feel time pressure to finish the renovation and launch my dinghy - without her inside it will be much easier to relocate the workshop.

I talked with Odd today - he also has a traditional wooden sailboat - about the way to proceed. We agreed that the next steps should be:

• after stripping the whole hull I will sand it with 80 and then 120/180 grid paper to remove all splinters

• thorough cleaning with acetone to remove all remains of Ettan/Stayafloat from the seams and planks

• reefing out old sealing compound from between the planks

• staining with mahogany stain

• new seal - brown Sika

• saturation of the hull with Owatrol D1 oil

• Owatrol D2 oil as a varnish

• Järnmönja on the bottom

• Antifouling on the bottom

I’m considering plugging all rivets - today they are exposed or puttied with Sika. I’ll need to order more small mahogany plugs from Toplicht.

Withe these done I can launch Glypto and leave inside renovation for after season - if there will be time pressure to move the workshop.

Otherwise I’ll continue with making new laminated ribs and benches.