Still going...

The window removal project continued through the week between Christmas and New Year.





When the galley windows were removed, we also removed the corian backsplash to cut it down to “standard” height instead of meeting the window trim.




The teak plywood in the main cabin surrounding the windows and exterior doors will be replaced with laminate.




There was quite a bit of damaged finish on the teak. We decided that since we couldn’t be 100% certain that we had repaired all the points of water intrusion to use laminate. We did not feel comfortable replacing it with new teak that could be damaged. The laminate will lend a lighter look to the main cabin and will be easy to clean. We’ll still have all the teak accents and trim. Only the side walls framing the windows and doors will be replaced with the laminate instead of the teak plywood. We were pleased that the removal of the windows and plywood did not uncover any core damage to the boat – it was only cosmetic.









The laminate in the aft head was cracked in some places and some was damaged during the window removal process. We chipped and scraped the laminate on the two walls around windows, the ceiling and the wall next to the tub to prepare for replacement.



The port lights from the v-berth have been polished and prepared for the new glass.




A new lazerette cover has been constructed and the grooves cut in and caulked to match the surrounding decks. It will look like this cover has always been part of the boat.



The cover in process of caulking

This is the old cover




The finished lazerette cover in place in the aft deck. The band around the cover is part of the deck. Only the “striped” portion inside the frame is new.




The window projects continue. We glued and screwed the window trim back into framed units. They will not be installed until all of the new windows are in place but it is part of the prep work.



The interior window trim is all sanded.

The Lass received a few Christmas presents this year. We have a new anchor and chain. Mike worked on all the connections including reattaching them to the existing rode on our living room floor (the bucket is filled with 60 feet of chain.” We also received bath towels embroidered with “The Lass” on them.