I survived a cold week in Des Moines (It was 20 degrees and Carol came
down with one) and managed to install a new 12 volt outlet in the v-berth on
the day after my return. Now it’s the
new year, and time to catalogue what was accomplished in the previous
year. With my mind always looking to
what’s next, it is always a bit of a surprise how long the completed list is. How is that possible with so much more yet to
be done?
Anyway, here’s the list of accomplishments for 2014:
- Fabricated and installed a range hood with closable vent
- Completed overhead paneling including flush LED downlights and trim
- Fabricated and installed varnished mahogany covers for the chainplate backing plates and bolts
- Refinished original trim and handrails in the main cabin
- Polished and waxed hull topsides
- Added miscellaneous trim and hardwood details in the main cabin
- Improved anchor rode connections, bridle and snubber
- Repaired cracked dorade box bottoms
- Made and installed new underdeck panels with insulation and hardwood trim
- Re-sealed and installed the last new bronze port
- Made and installed new panels and trim behind the microwave
- Removed hardware and gear, and filled holes and flaws in the fiberglass on the cabin, doghouse and deck
- Cleaned, bleached and refinished outside handrails, teak grates and teak mast base using Primo Teak Sealer. Refreshed it six months later.
- Had new sail cover made and an Isenglass cover for the doghouse skylight
- Hired contractor to fill, fair, sand, prime and spray AwlGrip on cockpit, cabin and deck and put on new gelcoat nonskid on cabin top and doghouse top
- Hauled and had bottom painted
- Installed programmable multi-color underdeck LED strip lighting on both sides of saloon
- Removed old wiring and cleaned up and secured remaining wiring between dashboard and engine room
- Stripped, sanded and refinished teak rubrails with Primo
- Stripped, sanded and refinished doorway bulkhead to v-berth
- Stripped, sanded and refinished teak cap rails
- Stripped, sanded and refinished main companionway and aft cabin hatch
- Repainted helm hydraulic pump
- Replaced mounting nuts on all bronze ports with polished stainless acorn nuts
- Made and installed sheet bronze chafe guards for forward dockline chocks
- Installed rubstrakes below aft dockline chocks to protect caprail
- Added midships chock and track-mounted cleat
- Replaced small hawse pipe with one large enough to stow chain temporarily
- Repainted dinghy oars
- Designed and installed lazy jacks for the mainsail
- Painted LifeSling cover
- Got the Hydrovane ready for use, including a fancy paint job with reflective flags on all three windvanes
- Performed the 250 hour and 750 hour service on main engine and refreshed the engine paint
- Refinished the companionway doors
- Cleaned out and reorganized the aft lazarette
- Permanently attached lines to the flopper-stopper to make deployment easier
- Replaced main and staysail halyards with colored line, replaced mainsail battens, washed, organized and labeled all lines at the mast
- Installed 110 VAC outlet in custom-fabricated teak fixture in the galley
- Paneled and trimmed the alcove shelf in the saloon; installed a 12 volt outlet
- Added a stanchion mount for the Fortress stern anchor
- Modified and installed a new folding helm seat
- Made and installed guards for the oil lamps in the aft cabin
- Added a 12 v outlet to the shelf in the v-berth
Have a great 2015!
ouch! ICE!
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