1971 Newport 30 Sailboat
With sewing machine out for the floor runner, took time to finalize the cover for the fireplace vent. I made it a few years ago but ended up with it being too small and useless. The teak base under the vent got pretty weathered so I finally added a wedge into my first take and made that cover fit. Not my best work but does the job.
Got a runner for the saloon floor. It was a bit too wide so had to trim it and sew the edge to keep it together. Put it over non-slip backing.
Pretty happy with the result. Nice to walk on and colors match the blues on the custom tiles we made for the fireplace. Let’s see how long this holds up.
Made window curtains for the rollers I installed awhile back. The material was a bit too stretchy and pretty hard to work with. Not my best sewing but good enough.
Mounted them on the rollers to cover the windows. Happy with the result – great privacy and a lot less interior varnish fading from the sun.
Teak and finish started showing signs of wear so I sewed a small cover for the port-side pukka.
Finalized the cover by adding a mesh window, putting in velcro, and making a flap. Also added stainless steel hardware to keep things in place. The only remaining task now is to add some weights to the bottom pocket.
Finally got some time to spend on canvas work. With El Niño winter approaching, I better have the entrance (and teak) protected from the elements. The idea is to use the Sailrite tutorial as baseline but modify it to have flaps around my teak boards + add top part + add a pocket at the bottom for sandbags so this cover can hang well when fastened from the inside.
Even though the hatch is not yet installed, took opportunity to sew a cover for it.
Even though the sail is brand new, one of the shackles already got loose and had to be sewn back. We strengthened others as well by adding a few more stitches to each.
Used 1″ binder attachment for my Sailrite sewing machine to create reinforced edging on grab rail covers. Added fasteners – first try at doing that with the SnapRite tool and they turned out OK.
Moved on to the more complicated project: mainsail cover. The Sailrite kit and the video were very useful. Took a bit of time with some mistakes and learnings but overall it came out great.
