We've been on our boat a little over three weeks now and we have been super busy tackling the project list! As you saw from the video I posted earlier this week, we have already started stripping the teak trim around the cockpit. Still have a lot more teak trim to refinish, but you gotta start somewhere and this is where we're starting.
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| Slow & steady process |
All sanded and ready for the next step...
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| Pretty & clean |
Here hubs is applying the first coat of Awlwood primer/finish...
I've spent a lot of time getting to know our teak. And so far, I can say, I enjoy it!! Of course, this is my first time redoing it...I'm sure that will all change after the 6th or 7th time I have to do it. Who knows?!? Maybe not!
Another improvement that we have had done is, we had four hatch covers made, as well as the companionway cover below.
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| Canvas being installed |
Next up on the continuing canvas projects will be, getting a new Bimini & dodger, and eventually interior cushions!!
We also wet sanded the old name off of the transom, in preparation of adding the new name to her! I wasn't able to get any photos of this job being done, because well, I had one hand on the boat for balance and the other hand holding wet sandpaper and sanding the boat, all while standing in a floating dinghy!!! I tried to convince Joe to take photos/video, but instead he jumped in the dinghy with me (almost making me fall into the water) and started helping me sand....good thing too, because painted on names are a pain to remove & I needed all the extra elbow grease I could get!
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| Before w/old name |
As you can see, it's still faintly visible! So, we'll have to do some work on that before the new name goes on.
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| Old name {mostly} removed |
One of these days, we will get ourselves a GoPro so we can fully document our projects. But for now, I hope you enjoy reading, because all these projects are using up every cent we have and there's no money left for fun things, like a fancy camera. ;)
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