A place for us to chronicle the work we do on our Cape Dory 25.
Going out from the sailing center.
Old fiddle block, extremely worn.
New fiddle block
The old fiddle block and its new replacement. I feel much better now that it’s replaced.
Installed a solar panel to trickle charge the battery.
Done so far
- lots of cleaning and the removal of some old netting and other items from previous owners
- port rail scraped, sanded and sealed with 3 coats of Cetol
- starboard rail scraped, sanded and sealed with 2 coats of Cetol
- 2 rails above the cabin, the teak above the transom and the hatch cover scraped, sanded and sealed with 3 coats of Cetol
- combing scraped
- new flag made and hung
- old marine head removed and through-hull sealed
- new portable head installed
- old curtains removed
- door by the head removed
- new drawer pull hangers for curtains sealed with 2 coats of Cetol and installed (there were 25)
- new curtains sewn
- anchor brace installed
- new tigerwood dodger blocks fabricated and sealed with 1 coat of Cetol
- some interior trim cleaned and sealed with 2 coats of Cetol
- electrical wring traced, excess wiring removed, some wiring recapped and taped
- solar battery charger installed
- solar deck light installed
- new screws for stanchions
- replace some interior screws with brass screws
- new windex installed
The flag is up!
One of the new curtains.
Working on the flag.
The tigerwood for the replacement dodger blocks.
