first I had to clean the old sealant from the area where the toe rails attached.and reinstall the rails. thanks to the how to section in this forum, that was fairly simple.
ThenI had to replace the windows, And as you probably know, I was better off making them myself. my next thought was to paint the whole boat....But after I took a closer look at it, I descided to wet sand and buff it.
although I did repaint the stern and cock pit.
Then I spent a day sanding the bottom with 80 grit paper on a DA. ( Inhaled so much of that dust that I ended up with bronchitis for a couple of weeks!
The companion way boards were junk at best so I had my father in law use them as a template for new ones, there wasnt a tiller so he made that as well.
The mast was covered with tons of brown paint ( OVER SPRAY FROM WHERE IT WAS SITTING) that was another 2 days of paint removal.
there wasnt an outboard bracket, so i needed to get one and install it.
It was missing the sternrail,Pulpit,lifelines,lights ( Thanks again Mario) so i had to spend another day installing that.
the trailer is a storage rack the was converted. Lots of welding,painting & wiring there. I plan on adding a tongue extension. I think that its a must for the fixed keel.
and im sure that theres more that i forgot to mention, and thats just the outside.
I spent a whole week of vacation last week trying to get in the water by the fourth and I missed it by one day
All in all i have spent most of my free time when it wasnt raining for the last 3 months.
AND MY WIFE THINKS IM OBSESSED??? i DID MANAGE TO KEEP THE LAWN CUT
