Snug Inside

Been having some crazy weather, but supposed to be 75 this weekend! Going to take the Crosby out if its that nice and no one is to sick. Got the jib tracks on and the chartable started.

Jumping Around a Bit

I seem to work best when I having several things going. While waited several days for the paint fumes to lessen; I started on the traveler install (28 screws!) lightening grounding plates and forestay attachment/ seagull striker. I also have new materials for the chainplates and will work on them next week during our continued cold snap. Thru hull for head intake double as aft tie down for grounding strip. This is located aft of bulkhead 6A which cutout is above the waterline. So if a strike were to melt the plumbing or whatever, water would only fill that small compartment and not (hopefully) flood the boat. And yes, this is a used thru hull. I pulled it in early 2010 from my fresh water S2 9.2C sailboat. It's literally like new except for the antifouling. It was the galley sink drain and seemed way to small for a sink drain. On that subject, I'm about to head to the home store for a head sink drain. I'm planning to use standard household traps in the head and galley plumbed to PVC pipe straight thru the hull side. These will exit well above the waterline and especially on the galley should help minimize exhaust gases from the engine entering the boat and wave splashes in the tunnel getting back into the sink. If it proves to not work well in the galley, I will use that PVC exit for the bilge pump.

Brightening Things Up

I was starting to rough in the chart table and realized I really should paint the overhead prior to doing anymore work in the bridgedeck. So several days were spent channeling Michelangelo. Only took me 4 days; him 4 years! Anyway, something else done and dusted. Important to test things!

Steps

Nice to have the steps in which saves treading on the stringers. The top step is just some pine ply leftover from the cabin top molds. It will be replaced with something nice at some point if the shape and spacing works out.

Fast, Cheap, Lightweight, Good Looking, Anything else

I've adapted the Dick Newick axiom a bit in reference to my interior fitout. These pictures are of the port hull and show the owners saloon with seat and large hanging locker inboard. Aft is the battery box that will double as the first step up to the bridgedeck. Aft of this is the shower which I am still thinking about. This represents just 3 days of work and is going a touch better than expected. I plan to paint the birch wood and varnish the floor boards. Not sure on the hull sides as they will need some type of UV protection. I'm quite happy to finish up plenty of small details after launching.

Inside out

A quick pic out the aft hatch.

Oh, the weather outside.....is frightful

Might be hard to tell, but it was cool and rainy when I took this a few days ago. Nice and dry "inside" spending the next 2 months working on the interior. We'll see how far I get in that time and re adjust my plans as needed.