Catch up time

It has been pointed out to me that I have been a bit negligent in updating the blog so I thought I had better write something.

So not sure where I left off but here goes…we have completed all of the interior wooden bits and pieces

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We have sanded and stained the ladder as well as wrapped it in old tshirts to protect it. It is also glued and screwed with new screws of course.

Whitby 42 ladder

Whitby 42 ladder stained

Whitby 42 ladder wrapped

We have started on work on the aft head.

Whitby 42 Aft Head
Whitby 42 Aft Head

 

We have found a place for the wine glasses, always important

Whitby 42 wine glass holder
Whitby 42 wine glass holder

We have found a use for the teak book rack that always seems to be in the way. It turns out it will hold 4 bottles of wine perfectly. I will need to make a bungee cord restrainer so the bottles do not come crashing out but now the wine will be within reach for dinner. Okay, some of the wine. Of course all of these little things need to be removed when we paint and then permanently installed. The wine rack (formerly book rack) will be through bolted. I don’t want my precious to come crashing down with the first little wave we hit.

Whitby 42 wine rack

We have finished all of the trim in the galley. Of course it will all come off for the new countertops but it is done. As well, the cutting board, fridge cover is sanded ready for food safe stain.

Whitby 42 Galley

We have completed a multitude of little jobs and we have hired Prodigy Marine to fix the bad repair on the bottom of the keel. We have also requested a quote for painting the decks from them which we want to do while it is still warm in BC so that the paint cures properly. Of course this means sanding the decks in the heat as well but hey, we should have completed that back when it was cold out. We will sand the headliner very shortly so we can paint the ceiling inside. Once the headliner is painted, we can put up the last few pieces of trim and once the decks are painted, we can re-install all of the ports. I have also started purchasing wire for the big re-wire job and have installed all of the AC outlets.

So apologies for being behind on the blog, but lots of work has been happening and although it is small things, in the end they amount to big things.

 

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