boat improvement & maintenance
$1200 or 16+ hours of sanding
Pay $1200 or sand for more than 16 hours. That is our choice. Our new parachute anchor chain plates need to be sanded and polished. The professional said it would take him a minimum of 8 hours per plate, and they charge $75 per hour. Ouch! and no thank you. Well, “ouch!“ is what I … Continue reading
bare bottom . . . almost
The farrow blasting has finished, and even though she’s still wearing an old barrier coat, she looks completely bare to us. After the paint removal, the farrow blaster crew washed our boat down, but a fine, shiny dusting mixed with blue bottom paint still coated every surface. An entire morning was dedicated to wetting down … Continue reading
window replacement . . . end in sight
The starboard side curved window is finally complete. In addition to finishing the curved window installation, we also completed the starboard forward lazarette hatch. The port forward lazarette hatch and one aft hatch are the … Continue reading
bottom progress
The farrow blasting still has a few more days to go. The bottom paint has been removed from three quarters of the port hull. Once the port hull is completed, work on the starboard hull will begin. Progress became slightly delayed when the farrow blaster broke down. However, it has been repaired, and blasting should … Continue reading
parachute anchor plates
Wil has his next project cut out for himself. Come to think of it, I have a big project cut out for myself as well! Our specially designed parachute anchor chain plates are almost ready for installation. Before installing these heavy duty plates, we need to … Continue reading
modest monty
She won’t take it all off! The Full Monty is refusing to strip for us. I always knew she was modest! The farrow blasting began this morning. Before they got too far, a reddish brown color primer was discovered under the bottom paint. It appears to be an epoxy/primer barrier coat, and it’s not coming … Continue reading
one bent window installed
We finally have our new bent windows in hand, and this past weekend, we installed one of them. About two months ago, Wil removed the original curved windows from the foredeck (bending windows post). Up until this point, Wil has been able to use each old window … Continue reading
no water . . water . . no water
Water pump. Water heater. Water faucet. Water leaks. This weekend became mostly dedicated to many of our water system issues. Friday evening the water tanks appeared to be empty. It was late, we were all tired, and ready to go to bed. Therefore, we were only going to do a quick fill of one tank, … Continue reading
on the mast again
Yesterday, there was another trip up the mast. Wil’s turn this time. I should have timed how long it took me winch him up the 64 feet to the top. As I cranked away, huffing & puffing and as non-stop as possible, he relaxed and took in the views around him. Colin wondered why … Continue reading
up the mast
A couple of days ago, I was hauled to the top of the mast for a quick install of our new wind indicator. The old one had broken off. As for the actual electrical part working, that’s another big question. Our next step is to trace the wires for it. The unit doesn’t turn on … Continue reading
