The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
1t may be necessary TO scrape of the old

II may be necessary TO scrape of the old
Narnish and bleach the woodwork. A
Narnisli remover will save lots Of work.
IN the wood Is discolored oxalic acid
will restore the color. but care must be
taken to stop the bleaching process by
the use of vinegar. Then a thin coat
OF shellac or varnish should be applied
before there Is any chance of the wood
being wet again.
bright decks need considerable at
tention. They must be scraped or
rubbed down, the sears should be filled
with marine glue and then a thick coat
Of varnish should be put o n
1.-THE next thing to be looked after is
the hull. II the paint on the topsides
is in fairly good candition. all that
may be necessary Is to rub down with
~sandpaper and put on a new coat. but
If the cams have opened these must
be puttied. The best putty is made Of
whiting and white lead. II the paint
IL Clipped or blistered II must I've re-
moved. This Is done with the ordinary
plumbers torch, which softens the paint
so that "A putty knife will remove it
easily. To nrany the under body Is the
hardest part Of the work. II the putty
has dried or fallen out Of the seamS and
the caulking shows. 1t is pretty good
evidence that some caulking must be
done to make a dry boat. This work
never should be attempted by a novice.
Unless the BOAT is old probably all IL
needs Is IA good sandpapering and then
chipping out all the putty that is loose.
A wire brush generally will work out
all tho loose putty. After the sand
papering a coat of paint should be
applied to the entire hull. or one may
simply paint the seams that need re-
puttying and then apply the putty. work.
ing 1t well into the seams.
THE boat has now been gone over
from top to bottom and has a first coat
OF varnish and paint. These should be
rubbed dow before the second coat IL
applied. The interior will probably re-
quire less attention than any other part
OF the boat. IL any changes are to be
made In the cockpit or cabin this should
be done first and the new wood should
get "A printing coat Of varnish or paint.
The old surfaces will require a light
rubbing down with sandpaper and a
single coat Of varnish or paint. Before
this Is done. however. the bilges. lockers
and all parts of the interior should be
cleaned OF grease n dirt.
There are many little things that
need attention. such az seeing that the
hatch covers slide freely and yet are not
so loose as to admit water. The port
holes should be examined to see that the
putty has not dried m Clipped. Pos
sibly the rubber baskets may need re-
newing. Nentilators and other open.
ings IN the deck also need to be exam.
ined 10 see that they are watertight.
"lf there is n roomy cabin or cock
PIT the motor may he ~overhauled with
OUT removing u IRON the boat. rms Is
usually a dirty JOB and unless there
Is lots or room 1t Is wiser to take
IL out OF the po3t. Every bit OF grease
Sunl ana dirt mould be washed on Win
gasoleie ana scraped on II necessary
III the enamel is badly clipped II is
better 10 remove II entirely re-
enamel the clean metal. on an engine
when mas a removable cylinder TOT
Inc WORK ~ s'inplifed by taxing OF,
the top. h p!stons, may be removed
ana rings and grooves thoroughly
leaned. y careful examination shoulc
be made of every wearing surface. The
crank shaft bearings ma be worn
on most engines a very slight wear may
be taken up 10y removing the shiins
hut II necessary the bearings shoul6
lie r~ebabbitted, or in case OF solid bear
ings replaced. II connecting rod'
should not nave an! play eitner ~ th'
wrist pin or at the crank SHAFT. Whil'
the cylinders are on the top shoul1
Dc cartiuiIy examined Tor carbon
which mus; he carefully scraped GU
or burned with oxygen IT tn" enrin'
IS of the four cycle variety the valve
ma! need r~esrihdins' Inc mechanics
OF the valves should o" caretuh'