{"id":4020,"date":"2016-08-17T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2016-08-17T08:29:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T12:29:00","slug":"staining-the-docks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/17\/staining-the-docks\/","title":{"rendered":"Staining the docks"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Before<\/a>

Before (almost)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The “test patch”<\/p><\/div>One of the tasks of a marina guy is to maintain the docks. This includes replacing worn board (I have replaced about 25 this year) and staining the docks. Replacing the boards is a matter of using a crowbar to rip up the old one, then screwing down a new one. Not hard, except on the knees. Staining is simpler – just use a roller to apply the stain. The only hard part is to do it while keeping the docks operational, which means doing only half the width of the dock at a time and carefully planning how to get to the boats and the gas pump at all times without stepping on wet stain. I started with a “test patch” – one of the small finger docks – then moved on to the rest after the marina manager approved.<\/p>\n

Because it can only be done in the “down time” when there is no other activity, staining the launch dock took almost two months, start to finish, with almost 7 gallons used.<\/p>\n

As Jett would say, “A good job done.”<\/p>\n

I included the bottom photo just because it shows how beautiful the marina can be on a perfect day.<\/p>\n

\"After\"<\/a>

After<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A perfect marina day<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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