Project Log: Thursday, August 26, 2010
I didn't have time to work on the boat the day she
arrived--plus it rained during the afternoon shortly
after her arrival--but managed some time during the next
day. The series of photos below documents the
condition of the boat upon her arrival.
The first order of business was to remove everything
that was easily removable. This meant that to start, I
cleared out various old cushions and foam, overhead
panels, which had been removed sometime before my
ownership and were now stored in the boat for the
transport.
I also removed various cabin sole panels, loose drawers,
and all the other loose gear that was currently in the
boat. I collected the debris and categorized it into
appropriate piles, depending on whether it was trash or
something I wanted to save for either future re-use or
patterning/reference. |
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Later on, during a separate work session, I started
removing various hoses strung through the bilge, and
also removed the marine toilet--taking its entire
platform with it--and associated hoses, including the
holding tank, which was located beneath the dinette in
the saloon. The holding tank was fortunately
nearly empty, but removing an old tank tends to always
be somewhat gag-inducing. I threw away the head
and holding tank. |
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Finally, I began removing most of the old electronics
and other equipment that was still in the pilothouse,
including the ruined radar scope, clock, instruments,
autopilot, stereo, speakers, and depthsounder, along
with most of the wiring immediately accessible from
inside the cabin. My immediate goal was to
continue stripping the boat until I reached a point
where I could go in and powerwash the remaining mud and
silt, but it'd take a couple more work sessions till I
reached that point. |
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Total Time Today: 2.25 hours
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