Outland Hatch Covers
I have a love|hate relationship with our overhead hatches. We only have two overhead hatches (main salon and v-berth) and the boat would be so dark and stuffy without them. But at the same time, the sweltering summer sun coming through them turns the interior into a solar oven (or so it feels). Oh, and […]
Glazed Over with Projects
Hatches & Cabin Top Projects – Week 2 In typical boat-project fashion, refurbishing the two overhead hatches has taken way longer than expected. Rich managed to get both Bomar metal hatch frames off the boat without bending them too much. He removed the old glazing, scraped out the weather-stripping, and attempted to remove the old […]
No Rest for the Wicked
Rich is off work for the next TWO weeks, so there is no rest for the wicked – it’s project time again. I briefly mentioned to him a few months ago that it would be nice to get the final paint and non-skid on the cabin top before winter. That way next summer we can finally finish […]
Thorough screening process
“The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you can build with it.”
Leaks & Stormy Weather
We had our first stormy weather last Saturday, so what did Rich and I do? We went to the bay area. What should we have done? We should have stayed home to make sure the boat didn’t leak like a sieve. So how did we fair? Not too bad, but not great.