A Glimpse of things to come!

Brenda and I decided that we needed to see some examples of what the interior would eventually look like. This was important from a morale point of view. We figured that since we would spent much of off time in the main salon, why not start with the wall we would look at the most.

Just a portion of the woodwork inventory.

Making use of some fine weather to do some wood finishing outdoors.

Sanding station.

There is a bank of drawers on the starboard side (14 altogether) that we started on first. The process is fairly simple. We're using a special teak stripper to get the red stain off the woodwork. Works pretty well, then its sand, sand, sand. The finish we're using throughout the boat is a wipe on satin finish, easy to apply, water based, dries quickly, and more importantly no off-gasing odor.

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Next project was the port side of the salon. The washer and dryer reside in this space.

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Next was the heads.

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The process of putting this boat back together has been a bit like figuring out a puzzle.

Each one of these cabinets ( there are 20 located through out the boat) requires locating, identifying, stripping, sanding, refinishing and then refiting 4 pieces which make up the surrounding frame. The pieces are roughly labeled, however the labeling was done in pencil and over time has become almost illegible. Hence much of it is trial and error or a process of elimination. The hardware then needs to be located, (all the ships cabinet hardware was lumped into one box, all fasteners in another) then cleaned on a wirewheel to bring back the bronze finish from what was green oxide.

Our progress has been somewhat slow, however we're pleased with the way things are shaping up and more importantly are having a great time working together and seeing our home come together.