Boat
Update
We’re still making progress. I have been doing some interior painting. Bob installed the last hand rail and continues to work on the wiring. The cabin sides have been sanded and prepped for paint and the cockpit is going back together nicely. Trading 1978 butterscotch for white: All the hand rails have been replaced. Last … Continue reading
Wood cont.
We have been working hard to put the cockpit back together. One of our bigger tasks is to replace all the wood around the cockpit coaming. A few days ago we were able to get the wood sealed and screwed down, now we have to cover all the screw holes with bungs or wood plugs. … Continue reading
Wood
The cockpit coaming wood is ready for permanent installation! Tanya, Bob and I spent most of the day working on the wood. Cut, trim, fit, drill, screw, remove, sand, epoxy… First we drilled some alignment holes to fit the wood into position: Stern wood in place: Measuring and marking position for the countersunk pilot holes … Continue reading
Wood, Hatches, Chain Plates, Paint
Still progressing, we’ve made great progress. We’re still working on the cockpit wood. Tanya installed the last two hatches. The chain plates arrived today and were starting to paint! Once the wood was traced and cut out, we had to put a nice curved edge on it with the router: Very nice work: All the … Continue reading
More Everyday
More progress everyday. We are replacing the old abused teak wood around the cockpit and all the teak handrails. We’re replacing the hatch in the shower and installing a hatch in our berth (bedroom) yeah! Teak is prohibitively expensive so we found some beautiful African Mahogany for the cockpit coaming. As with all exterior wood … Continue reading