A quick tip I like for removing the plugs (bungs) is driving a drywall screw into the center of the plug. When the tip of the drywall screw hits the screw head under the plug the threads on the drywall screw push the plug out. If it doesn't come out clean, I resort to a pick as you suggested. Another tip for installing the new plug is to try to line up the grain of the plug with the grain of the part, which it looks like you did. The plug almost disappears. Nice work!
I wonder why there’s so little information out there for restoring sail boats. I’m 20 and bought a Morgan 41 out island, kinda dove head first with my gf and I’m surprised at how little information there is, your channel is a life saver lol.
👍😁there’s dozens of sailboat restoration channels on RU-vid 😂🤣 Seriously the information you’re looking for is also in how-to books and there are half dozen classics by Don Casey, Pemberton, and Spurr that really serve as an encyclopedia. I hope to do an episode on this someday.
Nice find and video on the redo of the steps. I was impressed also by your recent video of redoing teak and will be trying some of the tips you providerd. It wasn't mentioned in this video but it appeared that the silicon bronze screws removed from the steps and the new ones you replaced that the heads were reed & prince head (sharper tip and larger V angle) than a Phillips. Those are easy to strip out if you're using a regular Philips head screwdriver, which looked like what you were using?
Welcome Calvin! Very observant. 🐙You win the most-best-knowledgeable-viewer this week😁 I didn’t talk about it but the new screws are Reed Price ( we call them Fearson) and to drive them I use an undersized screwdriver but with a deep purchase to ensure they don’t strip.
You can use a small Sheetmetal screw, screwed into the center of the bung, the bung will back out and not damage the edge of the bung hole If you use varnish on the new bung, instead of glue , you can remove the bung later with less effort. Just dip the bung into the varnish
Optimization. At some point videos that don’t perform well get deleted. Helps the overall averages of the channel. Helps me dwell on success not failure. Thanks Ken
Sorry for my English. But what paper are you using is it 120 or more? How many teak layers are you doing before and how many layers of gloss vernis are you doing after it
