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 […]
Which Cabin Fans Work Best?
We’ve had three Caframo Bora fans installed in the boat for about 4 years now. On the plus side, they work. On the minus side they’re noisy (they rattle) and they’re hard to clean. And when they get dirty they get noisier. It’s a vicious cycle. We have one Hella brand oscillating fan over the […]
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 […]
Hood winked
Back in early June I removed the dilapidated old sea hood in order to fix and finish the companionway hatch. Since I’m having so much fun working with fiberglass and resins lately, I figured now would be a great time to build a new hatch turtle. Ugh….
Holy cowl
Like Dad always said, “If it’s stuck, use a bigger hammer. If it breaks, it probably needed fixin’ anyway.”
Thorough screening process
“The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you can build with it.”
More deck core repair
After the first significant rain storm of the season last week and a good deal of water leaking into the lockers and what not, we’ve identified several spots on the boat that need some serious attention before the next big downpour. Specifically, the forward hatch over the v-berth, the fuel, water, and holding tank deck […]
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.
Productivity
Is it sad that I feel 100% more productive working on the boat on the weekends than I do all week-long at work?