Little projects

This week I’m working on getting seven coats of varnish on Skimmer’s transom, mast step, and new rails. In the meantime, I am also wrapping up the refresh on Moon Cracker. But because her oars will look shabby next to her new coat of paint, I’m tarting them up as well. They are the bargain-basement “lobsterman’s oars” I picked up at Hamilton Marine probably a decade ago and I figured it’s time to give them a better, thinner blade shape and more comfortable handles. It’s really satisfying work.