Author Archives: Dave
Sunny Day!
The weather here has been dismal for the past week, cold, rain, fog, more rain. The damp weather makes it very difficult to make progress on some of our most important projects. When we went to bed last night it was pouring rain. When we woke up the sun was shining and it is supposed to be sunny and … Continue reading
Good with the Bad
We have had quite a run of bad weather up here, rain and wind, overcast and cold, oh and fog too. Typical from what I remember. We had a minor weather related setback the other day but nothing too drastic. All in all we’re making great progress and, weather permitting, should be on track to launch. … Continue reading
More Progress
The top of the boat is finally painted, what a chore. Now we can move on to the topside and then finish the bottom. We also finished varnishing the interior trim pieces, worked on some plumbing, and a little bit of carpentry to boot. More on that later. For now: Whenever the weather is bad or we just need a … Continue reading
More Painting
We have had little opportunity to paint lately so when the weather is good we are knee deep in it. We were able to apply Awlgrip 545 primer to the entire top, paint and nonskid the cockpit, paint the gunnels, do some varnishing and a few other things to boot. We had to send the muffler … Continue reading
Paint
We have had a bit of good weather so we’ve been painting. Most of the cockpit lockers and companionway hatches have been painted. We have also primed the cabin top, well most of it. The pictures don’t show how nice it came out. The paint is like glass: Forward companionway sliding hatch: The paint came out really nice. Then we … Continue reading