Galley counter

Galley counter of the future, meet the galley counter of today, aka the companionway door.



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Contrast

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Speed stripe is done

I finished the speed stripe today. Matt installed the table and some shelving. He also varnishes the galley counter. Looking good in there!


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We have a secret product, says matt

I found a new magic thing, forget about the rubbing compound, this stuff is really the cat's meow. I put it on the transom and now, instead of chalkboard we have mirror.


See, that's me, taking a picture of my reflection. Wow.
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Bow rail is kind of fixed

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Sewing progress

Finally bit the bullet and finished the vee berth cushions.


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Defender marine warehouse trip

Since the weather is so crappy, we're heading to Connecticut to check out the defender marine warehouse store. We still need a toilet, halyard line, closed cell foam and hoses maybe.


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I don't have a job this weekend

The weather looks like it will start raining any minute, so I can't varnish or paint and matt is using power tools so I can't really scrub the decks. I did sneak in and snap a picture of the galley counter he fabricated. I have to say, itlooks fabulous. He used cedar for the fiddle rails/grab rails and leftover bamboo flooring for the counter.




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Dalloway

We chose the name because of this passage from the novel, Mrs. Dalloway,
"She felt very young; at the same time unspeakably aged. She sliced like a knife through everything; at the same time was outside, looking on. . . .far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day."
Is it too fatalistic? Perhaps. But we already bought the decals so we're staying the course.

Bulkhead pictures

Just for fun, here are the rotten bulkheads:

And out next to the replacement, look how much was gone:

While he's been working on those, I've still been scrubbing away at the hull:

She keeps getting closer and closer to being a nice green instead of a chalkboard. But unfortunately this time I discovered the remains of her last name -- Chastity. It really could have been anything, and I would have been less annoyed -- "Slippery Hook" or "Sharky" or "Artificial Reef" even, but Chastity?

Bulkheads are in

The bulkheads are installed and tabbed in with fiberglass, but the chainplates aren't attached yet. Saving that scary job for later. Did some more scrubbing of the hull. It is coming along. A few more passes and it will be ready for the vertglass. We're going today to order the name decals and pick up fabric for the curtains. Matt needs to order the halyards soon though, time is getting away from us.

On the bright side matt put in the drain for the bilge and replaced the corroded and leaky old scuppers with PVC pipe. He took some liberties with the sealant, hopefully it will hold.

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Companionway has a door

Matt completed the mahogany door and the cedar frame. The guys at the club seem to think it is crrrazy thick, but that was the only solid mahogany we could get.


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