Console work

If it seems like there’s a flurry of activity –you know, two posts in two days–it’s only because I’m getting caught up with the work I did over the winter.

Anyway, after filling and fairing and sanding the little screw holes and the larger cutouts on the console it was finally ready for primer and paint.

The patching was a satisfying first step in moving the project forward. In the moment I naively thought all I would be addressing this winter was the console. There was a little bit of mission creep.

As is often the case, the closer you get to the paint job, the worse it looks. So keep back!

I couldn’t help myself so I installed the GPS about as soon as I could. In retrospect I should have waited. I also should have filled the entire steering wheel hole and the throttle hole and started fresh. Perhaps I will learn these lessons for the next boat.