Project Log: Friday, August 27, 2010
Continuing with the interior demolition and cleanout, I
started in the forward cabin by removing the bifold
doors to the space, plus the louvered doors and shelves
of the nearby hanging locker. Afterwards, I
removed the remaining vinyl liner from the cabin trunk
in these areas; it was already loose, the adhesive
having failed during the boat's time on the bottom.
For the moment, I just cut around ports, fasteners, and
other obstructions, enabling me to remove the bulk of
the material. I'd get the small remaining bits
later. The foam backing was badly deteriorated,
and there was mud and silt behind the fabric. |
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Next: the galley. I didn't like the layout
of the original galley, and thought the folding "nav
table" and quarter berth at the aft end were complete
wastes of valuable space that could (and would) be
better utilized. Also, there was clearly mud and
silt stuck in all the corners of the galley cabinetry,
and the original cabinetry had seen better days.
The galley also included an odd icebox/refer beneath the
quarterberth, which didn't look very efficient, and we
had other plans anyway. So over the next hour or
two, I removed all the galley components, beginning with
the old stove, sink, and nearby cabinets. The
galley was held together mostly to itself, with only one
bulkhead halfheartedly grasping the hull through some
thin, failed tabbing. Eventually, and with
surprisingly minimal effort, I had cleared the space as
far aft as the bulkhead. I also removed some wood
trim, curtain rod, and the vinyl liner from the
starboard side of the cabin. |
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With the galley gone, I turned to the dinette across the
way. As in most other places, the vinyl liner was
loose and hanging, and needed to be removed.
However, the vertical cabinets/backrest behind the
dinette had been installed after the liner, and
therefore trapped the liner against the deck and hull.
In short order, I determined that there was little
holding these cabinets, and I quickly removed the
backrest assembly in a single unit; I set this aside
outside the boat and removed the remaining liner.
For the moment, I left the base of the dinette seats in
place, though I was already leaning towards simply
rebuilding the whole thing with new material (for
reasons I'll detail later on). It was good that I
did, since the whole back side was coated with silt. |
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I continued in the pilothouse and attacked the helm
console, instrument panel, and wiring beneath. In
the time remaining before I had to knock off for the
evening, I removed much of the wiring mess behind the
helm, including the engine instrument panel. Then,
I cut down all the vinyl liner from the pilothouse walls
and threw it overboard (not into the water--the boat was
on the hard). |
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Total Time Today: 3 hours
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