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Sail Life - Oh glorious varnish-palooza & freezer lid
24 December 2023 · 19 min · 52K views · Trinidad
What this video covers
Mads installs a continuous piano hinge on the freezer lid of his 1987 Warrior 38, Athena, to replace a temporary setup that required removing countertop sections for access.2:05 He cuts the hinge to size and mounts it to allow the lid to open in one piece.3:39 Following this, he performs a multi-day interior wood finishing project in Trinidad using alternative products due to the unavailability of his preferred two-part sealer.Watch He applies two coats of Interprime Wood Sealer followed by five coats of Goldspar Satin to interior trim, sanding with 120-grit paper between coats.13:27 He also tests Cetol on the companionway trim to evaluate its durability compared to traditional varnish.8:53 After completing the process, he concludes that the one-part Interprime Wood Sealer offers no significant advantage in building film thickness over thinned varnish, and he finds the pigment in Cetol obscures natural wood grain.14:58 He prefers his usual two-part sealer for future projects.15:24
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