Rob and I finished the week by building four big wood gantries. These had two purposes – to support the mast while we painted, and…

Here sits our 58′ mast in a building owned by the Port of Skagit. How did it get here? Well that’s just a bit of…

When they removed the mast from the boat one of the wires caught on the handrail and snapped it. So add new handrails to the…

This is a blurry snip out of a video, but all I have of the decks after repairs and before most deck hardware started going…

Since Edensaw sold the sapele planks in one foot increments I bought 9′ rough cut 4/4 planks for the bowsprit. The first step was dimensioning.…

Here again is the teaser pic about where we end up at the end of this blog. I am just blown away about how nice…

We had to access the wood decking under the bowsprit, so we removed it from the boat. A few things became apparent once it was…

Here’s a sneak peek at what the cabin top looks like, post nonskid. It has taken a while to get to this point, but we…

Finally it was time to start spraying gelcoat. We had a choice between painting the topsides and spraying gelcoat. Paint is easier to apply, less…

With the decks faired it was time to start working on the primer for the gel coat. A plank across the foredeck gives access to…