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- Boston Whaler
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- 1995
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We are doing our own version of social distancing by working on the boat. Last year we bought two sheets of 1/2" 4' x 10' cherry/holly marine plywood to replace the main cabin sole. The existing is the original dark Mahogany/black with two of the biggest panels, in the galley and nav station, seen below, being a mismatched teak/black that was worn out. We have been wanting to lighten up the interior some as I already replaced the mahogany panel holding the radio's and AC & DC breaker panels with black cherry.
We brought the first two unfinished cherry/holly panels out to the boat for a test fit yesterday, replacing the teak/holly ones. One minor adjustment and it is good to add reinforcement, epoxy and poly.
I also brought the rest of the panels home to trace them out and replicate them.
This is the test of one coat of epoxy, after sanding, on the sole. I will be thinning the epoxy for application, so it my be just a little darker than the photo.
I really like the figuring in the cherry having a "quarter sawn" like finish during the veneer making process.
We brought the first two unfinished cherry/holly panels out to the boat for a test fit yesterday, replacing the teak/holly ones. One minor adjustment and it is good to add reinforcement, epoxy and poly.
I also brought the rest of the panels home to trace them out and replicate them.
This is the test of one coat of epoxy, after sanding, on the sole. I will be thinning the epoxy for application, so it my be just a little darker than the photo.
I really like the figuring in the cherry having a "quarter sawn" like finish during the veneer making process.
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