1971 Newport 30 Sailboat
Took time to clean up the entry this weekend. Applied liner to the underside of the hatch and then sanded down, stained, and finished the teak trim around the companionway. Osmo Polyx Oil is such an awesome finish to work with!
That trim was exposed to the elements for some time before I made canvas cover and varnish was peeling off all over. Nice clean chocolate-colored look now!
Made a custom cover for the wires running to the mast along the bulkhead in the head. They were bugging me for quite some time. Nice clean look now. Just did a dry-fit for now, will stain and finish the teak later.
Added teak trim in the saloon and short section across from the head. Looking much nicer. Just a dry fit for now, will need to take it all down and stain/finish it later.
To cover seams and help keep headliner in place, I started adding teak trim.
Made a few teak blocks with 3″, 4″, and 5″ curves to properly secure head fixtures.
My previous mounting method that used magnets at the bottom of these didn’t pan out. They weren’t secure enough, especially underway. This new approach is much more secure and gets them more out of the way.
Knocking off another item from the 2026 TODO list: companionway panels. I had them cut out awhile back but the fit was not good. Today I finalized the fit, removed the protective film, made teak trim for the top panel.
I also created a nifty storage place so the panels are out of the way while I’m on the boat. I sized the panels so the first two are smaller than the top one and they all fit together. Super happy with the result!
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!
The teak cover I CNCd awhile back finally found its place. Stained and varnished it, then epoxied the base.
Then finally screwed on the top. Looking good!
Bleached the center panels of the doors to get the red hues out, then stained teak frames. Varnished all sides. This is the last piece of panel work for the entire boat. Great milestone!
After I rebuilt all the panels, I haven’t yet tried to put the door back. Surely, it did not fit. Had to trim both sides of the door and make a small lip to hide the hinge. I was also lucky to find the original door handle and lock, which I installed into the new slimmer door. Will need to hide old hole with some small teak bangs.
