Time to paint the non-skid...

With all the other improvements being made, we felt that the non-skid should have some attention too.








We used the same paint for the non-skid and re-painted the windlass to freshen it up.



The platform and ladder steps are here and installed. Another great accomplishment!




We removed the painted ALBIN 36 and ordered new A’s from Albin.



The main cabin floor and access hatches were sanded and given several coats of fresh varnish.





The dash overlay is in place. The color matches the non-skid paint. Now there will only be holes for the electronics that we will install.



The new name (and old nick name) was installed with the new port of call.



The rotted portion of the mast was cut out and replaced with new wood. Thank you Dad! Then both it and the boom were repainted.





Originally on the port side of the aft cabin there was a low teak grab rail. We had that replaced with a full stainless steel rail to mirror the starboard side. Thank you again Randy!







The teak (Thank you Kyle!) for the new exterior window trim is milled and is being installed







The interior trim is also beginning to be installed.




The port lights have new glass and are back in. Thank you Paul!

ok, finally time for an update...

The last step for the v-berth was re-installing the shelves.





The aft head formica that came off in 2 inch chips is now being replaced with new white formica. Thank you Bob!





The aft cabin was given a fresh coat of finish.









Compartments and shelves are being scrubbed, scraped and re-painted









The abandoned holes in the bridge dash were something we wanted to address. After careful consideration we decided to overlay the existing fiberglass dash with a piece of powder-coated aluminum. We made a cardboard template, had a friend help us cut the aluminum and sent it off to be powder-coated. Thank you Randy!







The bow pulpit received an overhaul. There is a new stainless steel wrap and reinforcement.







We found replacement faucets for the forward and aft heads.





The swim platform, grab rails and ladder steps are being manufactured out of Plasteak. We decided we did not want to refinish these pieces but want to keep the teak look.





Teak refinishing isn’t just sanding – we needed to use chemical stripper on some of the pieces. We found liberally coating them with chemical stripper and then wrapping them in plastic kept the stripper working longer.





Re-attaching the bridge was our largest project and biggest challenge. We couldn’t have accomplished it without the help of a friend who had done a similar project on his own boat recently. Thank you so very much John!



First we needed clean glass. Everything was sanded and some areas were ground out to clean glass.



Sand, fill, repeat…





We were not only re-attaching the bridge that was removed for shipping but repairing some spots in the brow that appear to have had sanding blemishes from the past.



The ends of the bridge had teak caps but now we’ve glassed them instead.





Primer was the next step.



Varnish stripping continues during the bridge project.







The Sampson post is being re-painted.





Final coats of white on the bridge! It is looking AMAZING!



Reminder: it came to us in a separate piece on the trailer!



While painting, we’re re-painting the hull stripes – but we’re covering the bright blue with navy.





The navy looks great! And so does our hull. It was wet sanded, buffed and waxed. Thank you Jim!







Coming next is the painting of the non-skid...