Many of the rivets in the hull to deck joint were missing and most bolts were loose so we tightened all the bolts, added new ones, and mad sure the seam was sound. Almost ready for rubrail install.
Hull to deck joint
Thru-hulls – DONE
Adventures in boat lettering
Dock fenders
Mast work continues
Taking measurements for the new pulpits
Monty, one of the founding fathers of RailMakers, stopped by today to take measurements for the brand new bow and stern pulpits. The work is likely to take about a month of time but we’ll have awesome new shiny railings. Bonus: we’ll mount the stern running light on them and run wire through one of the bases = one less hole in the hull.
Redo: paint for repaired cracks
Redo: mast base
Redo: cleats
Redo: bow rail holes repair
One of the most painful redos of the project thus far. After removing the bow track, painters plugged holes with some filler. They did such a shitty job that the holes were leaking and paint started cracking. As a quick patch, N put a strip of duct tape to cover them and we left it there for a few weeks. HUGE mistake! Getting that duct tape off took hours. After we were done, we drilled out all the holes, countersunk them from both inside and outside, and filled them properly with epoxy. Solid repair now (albeit requires more paint touch up).
