Back! Part 2

we moved the boat in the end of April from Sardis,MS, a landlocked lake to Pickwick,TN, on the Tombigbee waterway, a straight shot to the Gulf of Mexico. Yeah baby!  We used a guy out of Nashville, TN called Sailors Moving Sailors. A real class act. 

The sailing is better at Sardis but the fact of not being landlocked is a huge plus when it comes to Pickwick. The class of marina is better at Pickwick also. 

Back!

The past several months have been incredibly busy. To sum up progress, fiberglass work, wood work, and boat moving, and a sprinkling of sailing in between. 

Early this spring I got the chance to fix the delaminating cabin top and companionway step. I thought I was going to be a daunting task, it wasn't. It was messy though. 

The companionway step when I split the layers. A spongy mess. 

Here is what lays beneath the Cherubini's skin. Little pieces of 1/2" balsa. Lots of little pieces. I replaced the balsa with a solid piece of 1/2" marine grade plywood. I scored the backside to allow it to curve with the fiberglass. The only mistake I made was I didn't score the outside edges enough. The plywood lifetime on the edges. It took a lot of slanging to get the edges back tot he same level.

I couldn't get a picture of the plywood filler because I was sort of covered in epoxy. Lol. 

The decks got new interlude Interdeck nonskid to complete the process.

Still woodworking!!

The cold weather that we had over the last couple of months has really stalled the renovations to the boat. We have managed to get some of the interior redone. I will post some pictures in the near future of the woodworking we are doing. If it can be pulled out reasonably then it has, or will, come home to be sanded and redone. The galley is also under renovation. The Kenyon alcohol stove was pulled and I went through it and got it back up to speed. I plan on redoing the formica countertops next and maybe a drawer face redo.