Finding another boat leak
This week we found that another boat leak in heavy rain. This was so disheartening after all the work we had done.
Deb and I divided and conquered some of the work on board the boat, as well as in our storage shed.
Work trip
But first, I flew out of town for a work conference and enjoyed a tremendous small venue private concert with Kelly Clarkson. The company I work for hired her to perform to our customers, so we had about 5000 of us or so at “The Joint” at the Hardrock Casino in Vegas. Good times and she sings great. See this week’s video below for some footage of Kelly Clarkson performing at this small private venue. It was awesome and she was so sweet.
Clearing out the Storage Shed
While I was out of town, Deb started on clearing out the Storage sheds to sell, donate and throw stuff away. This has been needed for a long while, and we have a lot more to go, but it is progress toward getting rid of more of our stuff. Doing this also allowed Deb to take her mind off of the boat leaks as well.
Where she leaked
I was going to bed what it thought was a leaking port light in the Galley. I didn’t like what I found. The boat leak and moisture were coming from above the port, NOT from the port itself. This was terrible news. It meant I was going to have to figure out how to fix this and I frankly wasn’t sure how. The little voice in my head kept thinking I may need to grind and fiberglass the new work that we just had done on the coach house. I wanted to avoid that as you can likely imagine.
Getting my mind off the leak
So while I contemplated it, I sanded and faired a few places in the salon and head in preparation for painting the surfaces white. We love the classic teak and mahogany wood interior. However, it does make it quite dark down below. We are looking for small ways to lighten the interior without getting rid of the wood. The old look of horizontal teak strips over whiteboards is one of the areas that we are changing. We removed the parallel teak strips and will paint these areas white around the opening ports. This will allow more light to reflect off the surfaces.
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- Jet Band Saw
- Sanding Tape 120 Grit – 1 inch wide
- Sanding Tape for Spindles (220 Grit)
- Small Sanding Cord for Spindles (150 Grit)
- Screwdriver with nut ends
- Pry Bar Set
- Oscillating Multi-tool (about $35)
- The Best small wood cutting blades
- Great “plunge cutter”
- ABSOLUTE Best metal cutting blade (for cutting bolts, etc.)
- Safety Glasses
- xActo Blade Knife
- Ryobi Variable Speed Jigsaw
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