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4/30/12    Just a simple idea.  Maybe a couple hours at most.  Just move the speed/depth instrument from the left side of the cockpit around to the front.  Over on the left side, someone is always sitting in front of it.  Not good.  So we wanted to move it to the front just above the… Continue reading Moving Instruments

4/16/12    Back on the water!  After worship on Sunday, we headed out for our inaugural voyage of 2012.       We were able to get all the projects done that needed to be done before we could go sailing just in time to get out on the water for Greg’s birthday.  Jenny, Damien,… Continue reading Happy Birthday Greg!

4/16/12    The final push to get ready for the season.  Seems like no matter how many projects get done during the winter, it’s always a rush at the last minute.  But first a very necessary diversion… Sock burning party at the marina The door of the propane locker has long ago given up it’s… Continue reading A busy couple of weeks!!

4/12/12    Almost exactly a year after we purchased Paperbird, she’s in the water with her new name, new electrical system, chainplates, and so on.     It’s been a long winter filled with lots of projects, time spent dreaming of future voyages..     …lots of coffee…   Come on down for a cup… Continue reading Splash Day, 2012

3/24/12    Now that the hull refinishing is complete (except for the wax), part 2 of the renaming can proceed. Part 1 was getting the old name – Phoenix – and hailing port, off.   We started with the hailing port as practice.       Then it was on to the main event, the… Continue reading Naming and Christening

3/18/12   One of the not so fun projects on the list was to refinish the hull.  It had suffered several years of neglect and the oxidation was pretty bad.   very professional scaffolding…   For better or worse, we found a “recommended” series of steps to restore the gelcoat.  Better because it works.  Worse… Continue reading Refinishing the hull

2/18/12   +A new shelf in the bottom of the pots and pans locker!   A persistant leak in the deck fill for the water tank eventually rotted out the wood shelf in the pot/pan locker.  When we bought the boat, we were frustrated by the constant moisture so started searching for the source.  Turns… Continue reading Another project checked off the list

2/12/12   We’ve never had decent electrical capacity on a boat.  So we were really excited to be able to do  simple things like reading at night, not using flashlights to find our way around the boat and so on.  Of course, a couple things stood in the way.  Namely designing the new system and… Continue reading Electrical system rebuild

At least the aft head is.  It’s amazing how stiff that 1-1/2″ sanitation hose is!  Especially when it’s 40 deg outside.  Only through generous application of a heat gun and a little persuasion with a sawz-all did all those stupid hoses make those bends and fit into those little spaces. At one point during the… Continue reading We’re legal now

Fixing up “this old boat” sure makes for a short season!  🙁 We did get out for a handful of weekends and a few daysails once we got the major work done.  Enough to sink the hook deep – we’re more committed than ever to getting her back in shape.  More than that, it was… Continue reading Back in the yard