As we are making final preparations
this week to get underway I can't help but reflect on all of the work
that has gone into getting us this far. Just since we have been back
in Racine, here is a partial list of the work that we completed.
(And keep in mind that this is addition to keeping a 2 year old human
alive who has no fear of any of the hazards whether natural or man
made that lie in his path daily.)
- Removed, washed, and reattached all of the lifeline netting
- Buff and wax the cabin top and gunwales.
- Restitched selected sections of the bimini and dodger
- Fixed the wiring on mast
- Installed the masthead fitting that a previous boat yard had lost
- Rebedded several more deck fittings to try to eliminate leaks
- Removed a section of the headliner in the V-Berth and painted the ceiling
- Retaped all the standing rigging
- Replaced the second butterfly hatch window
- Polished the stainless deck fittings
- Cut and installed the V-berth mattress topper
- Cleaned the bilge
- Cleaned and rebuilt the grill
- Pulled and removed the frozen plug for the holding tank pump out fitting
- Cleaned the water tanks
- Rebuilt and tuned the carburetor on the dinghy outboard
- Pulled the Quarter berth supports out and raised the whole thing 3 1/2”
- Installed new battery boxes and 4 new Trojan T-105 batterie
