Sailing De Novo: August 2019

There's the common expression, "cruising is just boat projects in exotic locations." This summer was like that, but without the cruising or exotic locations. But having made a small dent in our project list, we're feeling accomplished.

What we did during the haul out:

examined two superficial cracks in the rudder post and keel and re-glassed
sanded and anti-foul painted the bottom
waxed topsides
replaced the PSS shaft seal
replaced a questionable seacock

What we did while in the water:

redesigned our v-berth clothes storage (by far the longest, most frustrating project of the summer) and re-insulated the v-berth hull for next winter
replaced house batteries
rewired water pump
mounted the solar mount displays
installed a SmartPlug shore power connector
installed both offshore solar and shore power charging solutions for the battery for our electric Minn Kota dinghy motor
waxed the deck (but not yet the cockpit)
polished and cleaned any rusty metal on shrouds, parts of the anchor chain, canvas hardware, and deck hardware
cleaned and added fluid film to keel bolts to prevent corrosion
installed an extra cam cleat on our boom to give us more reefing versatility
cleaned and reorganized all interior storage
replaced the o-ring, base mount, joker valve in our head and added an additional valve to the saltwater hose after a "crappy" breakage
cleaned and waterproofed all Sunbrella canvas
maintained the engine: changed oil, transmission fluid, filters
sewed a new forward hatch cover
diagnosed low water pressure in the shower; replaced fixture and aerator
Rebed the hardware in our forward hatch

Send us a message if you have any questions about any of the projects we did. We certainly depend on on other sailors to help us troubleshoot, and we're always looking for ways to pass info along.