It's On Now!

It's on now! I'm tearing out the V-Berth... ribs and all!

Before I blog about that, the headliner is finished... it's not finished (it still needs trim), but the main panels are all up and the main job is finished.

I did demonstrate some of my Anal Retentiveness in the process. In the first two photographs below, you'll notice the grooves on the Wainscot in the Main Cabin do not line up with the grooves of the Wainscot in the Mid-ship... that got all over my AR! I had to fix it! The third photograph below shows the corrected Mid-ship... which extends into the V-Berth. Oh well... it had to be fixed. Stop laughing and shaking your head!

Misaligned...

Misaligned...

Aligned!

The headliner looks great. I even finished the front of the raised house.

Then the V-Berth taunted me... with one side de-planked and the other untouched... it was on! I attacked it with a vengeance... she resisted... I tired... we'll finish this fight by next weekend. Who will win? She will, (and so will I). She will receive new ribs, paint, and planking. It will take a few days for this project... it's dirty and horizontal and that slows the process.

And of course... Fuji helped... for the most part. LOL.

Checking out my work...

Approved... nap time!

Fair seas and God bless!

Pressing On!

I'm pressing on... despite my tiller setback, (more on that story as it develops).

The headliner for the mid-ship and head is up. I still have to do all the trim-work and detailing, but the insulation and main panels are up.

I also scabbed in plywood patches where a couple of V-Berth storage doors were. I did this in order to make a bigger top step for Fuji. I'll detail those tomorrow and finish the step.

Fair seas and God bless!

The A/C is directly above him... He's smart!

My Tiller is Tainted!

We had a large storm push through the area today with 40/50 mph winds and a tornado just south of us. The winds were from the southwest which means the marina was hit hard. The marina where Annie is docked is protected on all sides BUT the south. Some time after the storm I decided to run out to the marina to check on Annie and do a little work. Here's what I found when I got there:

Now, before you classify the storm as a killer storm, I've had some issues with this tiller. I found rotten wood in it before she splashed. I removed the rotten wood and repaired it with an epoxy filler. Little did I know the base of the tiller had been previously repaired and broke at the old repair. The reason... rotten wood! My tiller is tainted! I hope an alternate solution will present itself.

Once the tiller was removed I secured the rudder with a temporary fix and inspected the tiller more closely... I pretty sure it's done!

The rotten wood is clearly seen here.

The only other option is to cut the tiller off at the previous repair and have a shorter tiller... obviously I would have to check for wood rot and see how far it extends when I cut it.

After the tiller tango, I went inside and placed a third step in the V-Berth to give Fuji access to the berth. It worked.

Look closely... he's up in the Fuji cave!

When it was finished, I reviewed the install and decided there is a better way... loose the two doors that are blocked by the third step, epoxy in plywood scabs and make the third step permanent. The closed off area is still accessible and, once painted, it will look natural. When I do this, the boat will be completely pet friendly... I can't steer her but she will be pet friendly!

Fair seas and God bless!