This blog is all about Debbie and the work she is doing this weekend. One of the things I love is when Deb can come help on a boat project. …
Continuing the Port Installs – Cleaning up and finishing it off
In the last blog post, we left off by sealing the first of the ports by adding 3M 4000 and bedded the glass in this substance. We then forced more …
We install the Glass in the 2 Front Fixed Ports
After the last week’s discovery of the additional problems with Rot, we knew we had to rethink our next steps. After speaking to the yard experts and starting to form …
Discussion with the experts
After we found the rot in the roof and that section of the bulkhead that was rotted. We then found some more rot, and I was worried about the core …
Trimming the Port Openings – Getting ready for new Ports
With our discoveries in the coach house roof (here and here and here) we decided we would shift our focus to something different to continue progress forward while we contemplated …
Cutting More Fiberglass – Based on what we found
When we cut the fiberglass off the roof of the coach house near the companionway, the core was in much worse shape than I originally anticipated. I was hoping …
Cut the Fiberglass and take a closer look at the core
After our exploratory holes to discover how the core was in the Coachhouse roof, we needed to take this to the next level. This is very similar to a process I …
Testing for Rotted Deck Core
One of the things we have done previously on our boat was to inspect the core in the deck. We were pleasantly surprised when we did it because the core …
Getting the salon ready for new varnish
We have been contemplating sanding the entire interior down to bare wood and varnishing it all since we bought the boat. Initially, we were going to do it in sections …
Solid wood Masts – Beautiful Timbers
We popped into the boatyard over at Mayer Yacht Service and saw these masts sitting on horses along the side of the building. We got to know the owner of the …