Top 10 Worst Places To Varnish (Honey Teak)
10. Baghdad
9. Outbound Mid-town Tunnel, 5pm
8. The Mall, Obama’s Inauguration
7. Backseat of ric-shaw in Delhi
6. Your dentist’s chair
5. Floor of NYSE
4. Chair lift at Killington
3. Blagojevic’s trial
2. Girlfriend’s bathroom
1. Ben’s laundry room
The laundry room is dusty and linty… not a great choice for the indoor, winter varnish projects I’ve taken on. I’ve tried vacuuming horizontals, verticals, lamp shades; wiping down every surface; removing EVERYTHING in the room… but nothing will decrease the lint in the air. Comfort comes from knowing it’s only one coat deep. I’ve never been ultra picky about my varnish or paint, and this is no time to change that! Here’s the final coat of clear, complete with dust and lint.
Winter blues set in strong with week after week of sub freezing temps. It’s about this time in late January that I just get bored of wearing alot of clothes, like thick winter jackets in particular. I often try to encourage spring by dressing down…. but it never works. I always loved going out on my clam boat throughout the winter while growing up on Long Island. I figured if the clammers go out all winter, so can I. We used to get much pleasure from ice breaking in my 12′ aluminum skiff.
We did have a respite from the brutal cold of last week, got above freezing, so we took the opportunity to get out on the Fatty Knees 7′ dink for a short sail. It was cold, and you can tell my jaw is slightly numb by my slurred speech.
Don’t worry, Benji. The varnish looks great! The ice breaking…not such a good idea. Thankfully you had that other salty looking sailor along with you.
Teresa
Dr. B:
I’ll trade you a bit of your dust and lint for…
…gravel, dog hair and freshly cut Maryland boatyard grass…
…the ultimate “enhanced” varnish finish(!) due to a very, very, temporary “varnish station” (blocked boat’s aft-cabin deck) and the dreaded earth below…nice
To warmer days ahead-
Polo hair – and paws! I tried a foam brush tonite, much improvement… although I hate the foam brush characteristics. Guess my brush cleaning technique must be sub-par.
Teresa, what are you talking about? Both you guys sound like you got hypothermia.
Where were the PFDs?
Now I know you are a NUT!
For lint-free air, you could try a common air cleaner that people with asthma use. It takes out lint, pollen, etc.