January 16, 2014

Continued working on the overhead and made a good start on the trim.  Based on what I was able to source, the trim will be a mixture of jatoba, teak, mahogany and cherry.  When stained and finished, it will all match.  It's challenging making the precise cuts with only hand tools.  I did have to hire my shipwright neighbor to do some ripping and milling that required a table saw and jointer.  With about $100 invested in one board, I measured more than twice before I cut it. Thankfully, it fit perfectly.  Even with only some of the unfinished trim in place, the boat is looking more like I want it to...very heartening!
I have to cover all the backing plates and bolts for all the chainplates on the cabin side before I can complete the overhead trim, so I started on that.  It's a tricky three-dimensional puzzle to make covers that fit precisely. Check back to see how it goes!

January 9, 2014

Continued work on the overhead in the main cabin.  Most of the panels and lights for the starboard side are completed.  The last panel (of course) was the most difficult.  I had to remove the door to the forward cabin and bend it (the panel, not the door) nearly to the breaking point to get it into place.  I did it, but damaged a couple of corners in the process. The damage will need to be repaired before I can paint it, connect the light and reinstall the panel permanently.  A pleasant afternoon sail on a friend's boat provided a bit of consolation.

January 2, 2014

Happy New Year everyone!  How time continues to accelerate!  As a start for the new year, I managed to achieve a couple of minor milestones between parties:  I finished the range hood and got the port side overhead panels and LED lighting installed.  Still working on the starboard side, and then there will be all the trim to do.  It's already looking better and brighter though.

Carol bought a bike like mine, and we went on our first ride along the beach-side bike bath.  Stopped at a popular spot on the pier for a fish taco lunch.  Nice!

Accomplishments of 2013

• Completed aft head restoration/upgrade

• Re-certified fire extinguishers

• Refinished exterior teak trim on pilot house

• Replaced freshwater pump

• Completed restoration/upgrade of aft cabin

• Had new cushions made for quarter berths 

• Miscellaneous maintenance and repairs

• Refinished all teak in the doghouse and cockpit

• Restored breaker panel in cockpit

• Added new liner inside doghouse 

• Put a new overhead in doghouse

• Had full canvas cockpit enclosure and screens made

• Built a new teak cockpit table

• Replaced Morse throttle/shift lever assembly

• Installed new stainless steel cleats for jib sheets

• Restored louvered engine room vents

• Rewired solar panels and gps antenna

• Added new ground busbar for cockpit breaker panel

• Installed new 110 vac circuit

• Tuned rig

• Epoxied and painted dinghy oars and made new leathers and stops

• Painted dorade vents

• Painted cockpit sole and wheel rim

• Installed beaching wheels on dinghy

• Repaired and upgraded sun awning

• Installed a magnesium anode in hot water heater

• Restored and refinished teak cockpit seats

• Installed two more new ABI bronze ports

• Made teak chocks to hold cast stainless Danforth anchor and installed them on cabin top

• Refinished interior teak trim for main cabin skylights and companionway

• Installed new wiring for main cabin overhead lighting 

• Refinished some galley counter trim

• Rebedded aft cabin port light

• Installed smoke detector

• Installed first main cabin overhead panels and LED lights