Refit
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
More Progress
Another good day today. Bob installed our Furuno GPS 33 and worked on more wiring. Tanya, my sister and I installed the refrigeration keel cooler and compressor. Also filled a few more holes in the hull. It’s nice to see things going in rather than coming out! Furuno GPS in the lower right corner of … Continue reading