An update

The last time we went out to work on the boat was July 7. The first thing I did was take photos of all the deck hardware to document how it was set up, so we'll be able to put everything back. Then we started taking stuff off.



The picture above was taken before we started working... it shows what we accomplished on the previous visit, with a paint scraper and a palm sander. It was surprisingly easy to take the old, flaking paint off the topsides. The bottom is going to be a little more difficult.


This is a view showing the keel winch and its mount. One of the bolts holding it on is frozen, so it hasn't been removed yet. The wood behind it is only still there because it won't come out until the winch is removed. We're going to replace all of the wood with something nicer -- probably cherry plywood.


The next stip after stripping the deck hardware will be to clean and sand the interior, then prime and paint it.

More photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/gerald.belton/DolceFarNiente02