- Re-configured secondary bow anchor set-up
- Fixed leaking Skipper head
- Made and installed a teak-trimmed white panel at foot of v-berth to hide windlass motor and mount flatscreen TV
- Put varnished mahogany boards across anchor locker opening at foot of v-berth to retain rode while allowing ventilation
- Installed large turning blocks with custom teak bases for improved genoa sheet leads
- Made, varnished and installed new teak handrail on edge of galley counter
- Refinished some galley trim and bulkheads
- Repaired the lip on the engine room hatch cover
- Replaced old wood cockpit side panels with new StarBoard panels
- Installed new faucet and new StarBoard mounting base in galley and new faucet/shower in forward head
- Made new StarBoard stovetop and sink covers and new trash bin lid
- Installed bronze port in forward head
- Sealed joints around galley countertop
- Tied tapered wood plugs to thru-hull seacocks
- Replaced cockpit manual bilge pump, glassed over and faired old openings
- Epoxied, faired and painted trim around forward hatch
- Made removable teak-trimmed StarBoard galley counter shelf for use between hanging locker and forward head
- Completed 150 hour engine/transmission maintenance
- Modified solar panel installation to allow adjustment of angle using adjustable stainless steel hatch holders
- Rounded and refinished hawse pipes in bow bulwarks and rechromed the bronze trim rings
- Refinished galley cabinets, added black acrylic trim above fridge door, replaced tacky plywood stove gimbal block with new HDPE block with teak bungs; covered damaged lower galley cabinet doors with white Komatex trimmed with wood
- Bought new stainless steel kayak rack for stanchions and mounted them on port side of poopdeck; designed and had made a custom canvas cover for the kayak
- Mounted previously designed and built fish-cleaning table next to bbq on poopdeck using stainless steel tubing legs and clips on stainless wire lifeline
- Made and mounted a removable StarBoard filler panel to extend port cockpit seat to forward bulkhead and allow storage below
- Added complete stern anchor system including Fortress FX 23 anchor, roller, hawse pipe and cover, rode locker in aft lazarette, 600 feet of new 5/8 inch 8-plait nylon line with eyesplice around stainless thimble, and new high-test chain
- Designed and had made a canvas cover for the anchor windlass
- Restored/replaced water-tight bulkhead between aft cabin and aft lazarette; added a step/bracket for storing emergency tiller
- Removed old household window air conditioner from double-walled water-tight bulkhead behind forward companionway ladder, rebuilt/resealed bulkhead and replaced panel behind the ladder
- Reinforced, restored and refinished the hatch and hatch base for the aft lazarette and added a new stainless steel lift handle, vent and locking hasp
- Installed new Komatex overhead panel for the forward head including wiring and installing two recessed LED lights with weatherproof switch
- Installed stainless steel hasps on cockpit lazarette lids
- Added hardware under engine room access hatch to secure cover in the event of flooding or capsize
- Sanded and refinished some of the original woodwork in the aft cabin, including the companionway ladder; repaired hole in bulkhead behind the ladder
- Painted bare fiberglass overhead in aft cabin and aft head, bonded on new stringers, and installed a new oak batten overhead
- Replaced incandescent bulbs with LEDs in existing fixtures
- Bought a used Yamaha 3 hp outboard in excellent condition to replace old Mariner on dinghy
- Sanded and repainted bulkheads in aft cabin and the fiberglass liner in the aft head
- Covered bare fiberglass trunk cabin walls in aft cabin and aft head with new oak battens trimmed with varnished mahagony
- Covered bare fiberglass overhead above aft cabin berths with insulation and new painted panels including new recessed LED lights with weatherproof switches and handmade teak veneer shades
- Removed, stripped, refinished and remounted shelf fiddles and grab handles in aft cabin
- Fabricated, finished and installed new fiddles for shelves in v-berth
- Replaced webbing dinghy hoist bridles with stainless wire rope and thimbles
- Replaced shower sump pump
- Added new stringers to bare fiberglass of inside of hull along aft quarterberths, added insulation covered with new oak battens
- Added sound insulation around freshwater pump
- Wired new lighting circuits for aft cabin
- Restored, epoxied, faired and painted weathered teak louvered engine room vents
- Removed old teak cleats for genoa sheets, plugged holes, sanded and refinished teak cockpit coaming
- Built two new drawers for "vanity" in the aft cabin
- Cleaned bilge and bilge pump float switch, replaced defective T-valve in discharge lines with Y connector
- Stowed my fishing rods under the doghouse overhead and awning using the boomgallows and strap eyes
- Fabricated and installed a new underdeck panel in the aft head
- Sanded, prepped and painted the fiberglass liner in the aft head
- Refinished the teak trim in the aft cabin head
- Sanded teak trim around outside of doghouse and sealed with penetrating epoxy
Whew! No wonder I get pooped!
About Me
- George
- "If a man must be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most." E.B. White. I had my first sailing experience when I was just nine or ten years old. It was a complete disaster. My father, who had absolutely no sailing training or experience, decided to try renting a little sailboat at a nearby lagoon. Of course we were totally out of control and ended up getting blown into the mud on the downwind side of the lagoon. I don’t remember how we managed to extricate ourselves and get back to the dock. He must have dropped the sail and rowed us back. Thirty years later, it was a very different experience when I took him out on my own sailboat. He was never one to talk about his feelings much, so when he got the look on his face that told me he was surprised at something he was feeling, I asked him about it. He hesitated a moment, and with a bit of uncertainty said, “You know, this is actually kind of relaxing!” Some twenty years of training and experience made the difference between disaster and a relaxing afternoon sail. Now as I begin to approach retirement, I’m looking forward to a fulltime cruising life.
We need a new years resolution list =)
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