Refinished the companionway stairs

The time has come to bring the stairs up to new standard. The bastard painters I hired back in 2017 painted the tops of steps with nonskid exterior paint (for the interior stairs!). And of course that is exactly where beautiful teak is supposed to go. Had to be fixed.

Started by sanding down that crap

After spray-painting the sanded stairs back to uniform white, I turned my attention to teak, which was sanded, stained, and varnished

Then, the teak was mounted with bungs and final coat of varnish added on top.

Finally, I put in two new latches to secure the steps in place.

Super happy with the result!

Galley storage refreshed

Finally got to the galley storage shelf. Replaced side panel, painted interior light gray, and sanded/stained/varnished teak frame. Also added rubber liner to keep things from sliding around inside.

Next up for it: install LED strip inside, replace old sliding doors with new semi-transparent panels, and mount it securely.

Non-skid touch up

Touched up non-skid in a few places. I think I’m done with exterior paint for some time now. Not that it’s perfect but I think it is good enough 🙂

Time for paint

With primer dry, it was time to paint the bow repair and the new propane locker. Got better weather than yesterday. Still a bit windy but manageable for spraying. Ended up with a few runs anyway, impossible to avoid in conditions like these.

Propane tank locker box

Built a new locker for storing propane tank, regulators, solenoid, and valves. Plan to install it in the stern by making a new cut-out, glassing in the box so it’s air tight and drains overboard, and the creating a lid out of the piece I’ll cut out.