To give you an idea of what we're up to, this is what we've done since last Thursday:
Meanwhile, our Nisos friends have anti-fouled the hull, and Sue has stripped back and varnished the companionway steps - again. We're very grateful for her commitment to quality - we were banned from the boat yesterday to give the varnish time to dry having dripped water on her first attempt.
Today we attack the drainage in the lower field - also known as the fridge. Part 1: insulate the thing properly. We've got a can of polyurethane, and we're going to use it.
Check hull fittings and rigging. Mouse all shackles. Grease the Genoa reefer and replace furling line. Replace main outhaul. Remove the additional radio battery and supply splitter (a requirement for Greek charter boats we consider not to be anywhere near worth the space it takes). Fix the chart plotter cable and deck mount the GPS aerial (several hours of soldering coax connectors). Replace the cooker top with a less rusty spare and clean up. Swap outboard bracket to other side (so the tender doesn't fill with exhaust water when we are taking it off on on) Discover battery charger has died, and use it to salvage another "dead" spare (a piece of pure Pedro genius customised its surface mount blade fuse into a neat fuse holder, saving hours). Add a mirror in the forepeak (the bracket works nicely, thanks Dad).
Meanwhile, our Nisos friends have anti-fouled the hull, and Sue has stripped back and varnished the companionway steps - again. We're very grateful for her commitment to quality - we were banned from the boat yesterday to give the varnish time to dry having dripped water on her first attempt.
Today we attack the drainage in the lower field - also known as the fridge. Part 1: insulate the thing properly. We've got a can of polyurethane, and we're going to use it.
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