The three port lights have been removed to clean the bronze and have the fogged glass replaced. This is something we did on our sailboat too but those were stainless.
The window over the berth in the aft cabin has leaked quite a bit. The wall next to the berth had to be replaced because the wood was rotted and the window has been removed to be replaced also. We’ve had Glass Enterprise out to measure for replacing multiple windows and plan to do that before this coming spring. For now, that window over the aft berth is out and the wet wall was removed and replaced.
We removed the carpet and sanded the main salon floor – it was our second project with the industrial sander. Shortly after this project we celebrated when we received the news that the original salon table and legs had been found in Florida and were being shipped to us. Thank you! Building a new table wasn’t a project that we were looking forward to. We knew the exact fit was important to having that area convert into a berth when we had overnight guests aboard. It is a relief to have the original table.
We’ve sent the bimini out to be re-stitched where the stitching had come loose and he is also making us matching covers for the two hatches – fore and aft. We have new upholstery coming for the main salon and v-berth but it isn’t completed yet. The pilot’s seat shows the fabric that will be used.
We rented the big sander again and worked on the bridge deck. Being bent over for four hours at a time is the reason Mike didn’t finish the first or second time we had the sander. The back and arms can only handle so much.
The bridge was set back on the boat when we trucked it into the building but it wasn’t permanently attached at that point - only set on top. All the old adhesive needed to be cleaned off and holes patched. We lifted the bridge back up over the boat – suspended with winches to the steel ceiling supports in the building. We knew it could be done because the person who had their boat in the same spot in the years before us did the same thing and gave us some pointers. Even with pointers, this was a stressful day for me (Melissa.) Only Mike and I were there – though I’m sure there were other people working in the building who heard me panic and watched from afar. Remember when it was set before there were six guys and a hi-lo to do the job. When we lifted it pulled forward. I had terrible visions of disasters to come. I was a shaky mess and didn’t sleep well the first night it was up in the air.
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