Rain today, so not much work. Yesterday I finished sanding the topsides, and re-fastened the bronze rubrail, so if it ever stops raining it's time to paint. Soooo much easier than last year! Dane stopped by to announce that he was on coat #3 of varnish on the bowsprit, and the mast was not far behind. While it was just drizzling, and to stay warm, I got out the heat gun and took the paint off
the bronze thingamabobs that hold the shrouds that hold the mast steady. Hey, I’m amazed I got the term “shrouds”
right. I’ll post a photo when I shine ’em up.
Chainplates, that’s what they are. I also want to do the round gizmo that holds the tiller in place. It's got a lot of paint on it though. I know the bronze will tarnish right back up as soon as I'm done, but a nice, even patina is better than a paint-spattered, lumpy patina.
Here’s a little info on Jeff
Brown (the original), from documents at the Noank Historical Society (actually I think it's Howard Chapelle's book).
As you can see from the line drawing, the cockpit has the
curve facing the bow. Uncle Jack always
maintained that the drawing was backwards, and he made this Jeff Brown with the curve facing the
stern, for ease of using the tiller. It
actually makes a lot more sense that way.
Also, our Jeffie's bowsprit does not curve down like the one in the drawing.
Here’s the text (ignore the first paragraph):
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