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Holes for G10 rods
Putting rods in before covering with 1/4″ G10 plates
Before sanding
Ready for surface prep
Hydro-tek
Prepping surface for varnish
Ready-set-go
Looking much better after 80-120-200 cycle
Cleaned and polished stock with fine sandpaper
Waxing the rudder stock
Using heat gun to create even layer of wax
Melting wax
Wish I had access to CNC. Making this with hand-held router was a royal pain
Applying waterproof wood glue
Clamping down
Cutlass bearing removal
Cutting through cutlass bearing
Searching for the edge of bad core
Ugly core
Wet & mushy
Removing core
Refinishing compression post
Sanding
Drilling out old thru-halls
Monkey climbing a palm tree
Getting beam ready for refinish
Beam after clean up
Sanding beam plate
Taking a break from grinding fiberglass
New holes for head drains
New galley sink drain
Meeting with the fiberglass pro
Removing beam
Removed beam
Draining diesel tank
One head is good but three heads better.
Men at work
Here is the rudder
Taking off the prop
Crew at work
Demolition in progress
Removing bulkheads
Removing trim and hardware from hatches and doors
Removed bulkheads and trim
The boat house
