We’re making progress!
The boat is going back together and she’s looking great!
As I mentioned previously, the paint was beginning to fade so we sanded the top sides and repainted in Awlgrip Oyster White.
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It was tough putting a sander to all that hard work:
…but the new paint is so beautiful and shiny!!
We also replaced the stainless exhaust with a synthetic fitting. The stainless was very difficult to keep clean and left giant rust stains down the stern paint. We also started on the boot stripe, which is coming out very well!
We removed the stem head fitting from the bow (the head stay attaches to the stem head fitting). We wanted to have a new one manufactured but opted to have it inspected; no cracks found:
After inspection we reinstalled the fitting on the bow with new hardware, reattached the head stay/roller furler, and put the anchor and chain back on the boat!!
We have replaced a couple of the halyards, sheets, furler and davit lines. We have also ordered new genoa cars for easier control of the head sail! She’s almost like new again!
We ordered 10 huge inflatable fenders. I finally got around to sewing fender covers:
…and we have started to provision! Amazon Pantry makes provisioning so easy and it’s the same price as…you know where…and free delivery to boot!!!
More to follow…
WOW!. She’s looking super. Must feel good getting her back in shape after spending so much time in class and on the rental unit. Looking forward to seeing you guys here soon.
Love you guys.
Wow! She is looking almost like new. I love the idea of using Amazon for provisioning too!