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Post by dasein668 »

Well, it's that time again... Inspired by Figment, I present My Winter Worklist, 2007. Some of these may seem vaguely familiar...

Must do...
1. Run a vent line and install a fitting for holding tank.
2. Improve holding tank retention system.
3. Run fresh-water fill hose from deck fitting to fresh-water tank.
4. Finish lazyjacks project started last spring.
5. 4-5 coats of varnish.
6. Fix falling-down headliner in head compartment.
7. Wire running lights.
8. Install nice fitting at mast base where masthead wires exit.

Desired...
9. Restrike and paint boot.
10. Finish v-berth: beadboard, paint, headliner, lockers.
11. Rigid boom vang.

For once, pleasantly brief! I'm sure other things might come to mind, however. How 'bout everybody else?
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I don't want to think about it yet...
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bcooke wrote:I don't want to think about it yet...
Coward.
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Winter:

Install cabin sole.
Install raw water seacock and re-plumb engine
Install engine and transmission controls
Install new engine electrical panel (nearly finished)
Finish icebox (add drain, lid, and top insulation)
Bolt in toilet and install head cabinet panel (already built)
Install battery boxes (already made)
Outline galley structure and finish insulating hull

Big One - New standing rigging and roller reefing

Spring:

Paint hull and deck (already prepped)
Paint cabin liner
Install toerail
All the stuff that didn't get finished over the winter

If time is available:

Start interior paneling

I had a lot more but I scratched it off the list. Lots of rigging stuff isn't going to happen this year.

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This Winter:
Finish the nylon drifter project.
Go sailing and enjoy all last winter's improvements!
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1. New anchor rode (to replace the one broken by Bruno Trouble's Wanaka during the cruise this year)

2. Replace masthead light

3. Lengthen the backstay

4. Buy new chart #13305

5. Replace, or otherwise troubleshoot, radar cable

6. Finally replace jibsheets with a single length to eliminate annoying knots at cringle

7. Varnish, of course, particularly on the areas I ignored this year

8. I'd love to repaint the hull--probably not this winter, but it's in the back of my mind.

9. The nonskid needs to be redone

10. A variety of sewing/canvas repair tasks required (minor)

With luck, I'll get the boat indoors for a couple weeks so I can take care of all the required and deferred maintenance in comfort and without being subjected to the vagaries of Maine's spring weather.
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Our winters here on the Chesapeake Bay are, compared to what a lot of you have to deal with, are a breeze, but they are still too cold and wet to do much to the outside of our boats. I envy you who can call the guys with that hydaulic trailer rig to pick up your boat at the marina and bring it home for you to work on there. Winter here is mostly a time for doing what can be done below or in your garage. That still leaves pages of stuff for me to do on my two boats. I'm not kidding, pages...
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Post by Ceasar Choppy »

Couldn't agree with you more there keelbolts. Much of what I need to do will have to wait for warmer weather in the spring, but here is my 2007-8 list:

1. Replace the port lights: Now that I finally have my portlights and have had them machined (don't get me started on trashing Mariner's Hardware or I won't stop!), I need to fill/reinforce the space between cabintop and inner liner to get sufficient thickness, trim some holes and install the portlights.

2. Rebed the deadlights. The rebedding job I did two years ago didn't work.

3. Replace centerboard pennant system: I'm still in the planning stages on this one, but I need to grind out the waterproof sheave boxes and replace them and the red brass conduit.

4. Install new centerboard "winch" system: replace the winch with a bock and tackle system for rope.

5. Install new waterheater.

6. Refinish toe rail and replace 8 ft genoa tracks (warmer weather).

7. Re-route battery cables and some wiring when I install new water heater.

I'm trying to keep the list short this year... but I'm sure it will be double by Jan.
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1. Clean stem to stern

2. Rebuild head

3. Make new interior cushions and covers

4. Normal diesel maintenance (oil, etc.)

5. Address bow sprit concerns

6. Drink beer in the cabin to acclimate to new teak surroundings.
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1. win Power-ball
2. watch someone else do all the above work

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Post by Figment »

I find myself with absolutely no motivation whatsoever, but ok fine, put away the poking-stick.

Let's start with leftovers from the 2006 list.

1 Build a new foredeck hatch. existing one is just fugly. Or I may just build a wooden recess for a manufactured unit. not likely. lowest priority, unless I find a hatch that fell off the back of a truck or something.
2 FINALLY convert the cockpit seats to hinged lockers. (this may or may not include the "daysailing icebox" idea) finish prettying up the cockpit well, and do the damn hinges already. Replumb and "uncork" the side deck drains.
3 disregard foolish notion
5 disregard impossible notion
6 (re)install foredeck cowl vent and/or hawse pipe. Might as well find bow chocks while I'm at it. hey, this actually seems achievable
7 replace long-demolished concealment panel behind the head. Even I'm getting tired of looking at the plumbing. Primary focus for this year. must-do.
11 Build hinged mounting panel for VHF, GPS, Sailing instruments. two excellent woodworkers have shown interest in doing this as a favor. we'll see.
13 Backstay adjuster. lose one purchase and shorten
15 Apply name and port of call on transom. yeah whatever
18 New boarding ladder. have ladder, need hangers that work on genoa track.
19 New rudder I'm really not in the mood for this, I'll nurse it for another year
21 Laminate a new tiller. 4" longer, and beefier in the hand. see note on number 11.

New additions to the list for 2007? Absolutely friggin not. I'd like to go skiing at least a few times this year.
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Not having the boat in your shed probably doesn't help much with the motivation factor, huh?
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Rebed Hatches
countersink holes in anchor platform
Rebedding of all deck Hardware
Replace Ports
drill hole connecting stemfitting and anchor platform
drill hole connecting chainplate and anchor platform
backing plates for cleats and other hardware
fiberglass backing plates for stanchions and handrails
build new holding tank
polish new bases for stern pulpit
drill set screw holes in new stanchion bases and stern pulpit
Install Pulpits, Stanchions, and New Lifelines
drill holes for securing stern pulpit to base
spacers for stern pulpt height adjustment in base?
re-do countersink in stern pulpit base
hole for running stern light wiring through stern pulpit?
polish bow pulpit
polish stern rail
polish lifeline stanchions
Build Bracing so as to drop rudder completely out of boat
Rebuild Halyard Winches 30s
Rebuild and sell off spare halyard winches
Rebuild Sheet Winches 55s
Rebuild Sheet Winches 46s
proper battery box with good hold-downs
dedicated start battery
new wiring/panels
charge diverter for start battery
"watertight bulkhead" in front of engine
change engine oil
pressure test water circuit on engine -- how come no water drained out?
install new toilet
Replace Head and Waste Hoses
Overboard Head Discharge Looped above waterline and fitted with vented elbow
plumbing for new head
secure heater fuel tank in place
watertight bulkhead for anchor locker/v-berth
run pipe from Hawse Pipe to Chain Locker
re-install repaired bilge pump
Repair hairline crack in hull stringer
Plumb interior bilge pump overboard
Inspect Rudder Bearings, replace if necessary
longer power leads for autopilot
alpenglow lights
"Engine Box"
Replace Engine Mounts
new engine mounts, shift engine forward
Swap Engines?
Replace fuel fill hose
Build Fuel Filter Assembly Board
re-locate Primary Fuel Filter (new engine box?)
Install a primary fuel filter
install second fuel tank
new fuel tank(s)
fill for second fuel tank
re-do cabinetry in head compartment
finish design and build of hull fitting for deck tie down
grind out around prop shaft strut
Repair seawater leak along prop shaft strut
Add reinforcement/bracing to strut support inside
replace the strut sleeve bearing
Gore Packing for stuffing box
add drive saver
get bolt hole in tiller welded up
fix tiller to rudder connection (no backlash!)
fix up tiller extension and u-joint
install access door to new under head area?
remove bungs and trim woodwork!!!
grind out areas on keel
new head liner
Fold Down Bins for Overhead Storage of Charts (over pilot berths?) See Rhubarb
Review hooks for fastening of companionway ladder? better way to secure?
tie-downs for storing fuel and water cans?
make door for head compartment
improve access to storage under pilot berts
determine storage locations for cookware, dishes, silverware, cups, etc?
re-located CNG tank location?
build in Work Bench with Vise!!!!
Replace Head Liner
move galley sink to centerline position
re-string leach cord on #2 jib
sand and fair fiberglass over old thru-hull openings, outside (include old transducer opening)
Sand Bottom
polish and wax hull topsides
Repair nicks and repaint topsides
test EPIRB
batteries in all safety electrics
service Watermaker
align engine?
Antifouling Paint on Bottom
install Tides Marine Strong Track
rig port spreader radar halyard
reeve staysail halyard
rig pigstick halyard
connect runners
remove topping lift (block for spare main halyard?)
step mast, set up rig
bleed hydraulics
install steaming light lens and cap
install chafe guard for steaming light
remove fairleads from mast and fill holes
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Figment wrote:...(re)install foredeck cowl vent and/or hawse pipe
You now have a serious motivational factor for this one, so it ought to be easy to get done.
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Epoxy and bed in deck fittings.
Attempt to drain deck core of water before freezing temperatures arrive.
Replace cockpit drains.
Glass in gauge holes, controls, and fuel fill.
Finalize outboard mount.
Remove all fake wood laminate... and assess bulkhead condition
Remove the ice box, glass in deck hatch.
Install holding tank for head.
Clean and paint: lockers, and bilge.

Idea phase:
Bow roller and stern roller for anchors.
Wind vane
Revamp of running rigging, decide what stays at the mast and what should stay running to the cockpit, I'm somewhat afraid of hanging myself

Spring:
Re-core the deck.
Replace standing rigging, and decide whether or not the mast extrusion stays or goes.
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Post by Figment »

The cowl vent is easy enough, I simply need to convince myself that I actually want it instead of just a hawse pipe for the anchor rode.

So much for discipline. Damn Jamestown and their deal-of-the-week emails!

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... +Thrusters

sigh. Now that I stop and think for a minute, there is more to my list.
I have a minor hull repair where the PO's transducer was located.
I need a new stern rail.
My boom and gooseneck aren't getting along with each other.
New stainless prop shaft, and cutless bearing while I'm there.
Spreader thumbs.

Boats are fun, right?
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Let?s see:

-continue fairing anytime the temperature goes over 60 degrees

-replace v-berth bunks

-replace settee fronts

-repair aft cabin bulkhead

-replace cabin sole

-replace shaft log

I have about 1000 small jobs to do also on the CAL 27 when it goes on the hard.

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catamount wrote:...A. Lot...
oof!
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Post by David VanDenburgh »

I'll bite:
  • Finish constructing/sewing dodger
    Construct new drifter
    Install Dickinson solid fuel heater
A surprisingly short list - for once. There will, I'm sure, be a number of smaller projects to complete in the spring before we set off on a month-long cruise during July.

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Those Cape Dories have such an "it" factor. nice boat!
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Tim Mertinooke wrote:Those Cape Dories have such an "it" factor. nice boat!
Thanks, Tim. Your new boat has "it" too. Congratulations.
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Well, I got my boat covered today. Scratch the first item off the list.

I need to go back and pretty it up since it was dark by the time I started covering it with the tarps. Probably not so slick looking in the daylight.

Less fancy than before but I have about given up on getting much done in the winter at the yard.

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These items are DONE:
catamount wrote:Rebed Hatches
countersink holes in anchor platform
Replace Ports
drill hole connecting stemfitting and anchor platform
drill hole connecting chainplate and anchor platform
backing plates for cleats and other hardware
Rebuild Primary Sheet Winches 55s (two)
Rebuild Secondary Sheet Winches 44s (two)
Rebuild Halyard Winches 30s (six of them!)
I've made major progress on this item:

Rebedding of all deck Hardware

But this is only about half of what I had hoped to get accomplished in the month of November....

Overhauling those ten winches was quite a job, as they were pretty loaded with lots of dirty grease and other gunk. I went through about 5 gallons of old diesel fuel as a solvent to clean all the innards. By the way, the number designations don't just refer to the winches' power ratios, but also represents the number of bits and pieces inside each one! ;-)

My general procedure was to soak the whole winch in a bucket of oil to soften up the old grease, disassemble the winch and scrub each of the pieces in the oil with a toothbrush, dental pick, etc..., then scrub each piece again in fresh clean oil to wash off the dirty greasey oil left from the first scrubbing, dry each piece with paper towels and/or newspaper, then wash each piece with hot water and dish soap in the kitchen sink, dry them again, and finally apply a very thin coating of fresh grease (oil on the pawls and springs) while re-assembling -- which is assuming that I could remember how to put all the pieces back together again (The 30's were easy, but for the 44s and 55s, I only did one winch at a time, so that I had it's pair still assembled to look at if I had any questions).

As soon as I get through exams and grading (and christmas shopping) then I'll get to all the polishing and other machining outlined in my worklist, so I can finish installing all the deck hardware, and then on to the rest of my list...

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The countdown has begun.
14 weekends until launch day.
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You guys are killing me. No I have not been ignoring this "list thing" but having started several lists only to abandon the effort after realizing that I basically need to do everything - I would like to include the very important priority of the consumption of cold beer and the ingestion of wonderful food while bobbing around on 466 while in it's various states of repair. Cheers from winter stir crazy, Connecticut
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Pheww,

I've still got at least 19 weekends before my launch date, which has yet to be scheduled but will hopefully be sometime between Memorial Day and the middle of June. You gave me a start there, for a moment, Mike....

The following items can now (more or less) be crossed off my list:
drill set screw holes in new stanchion bases and stern pulpit
drill holes for securing stern pulpit to base
spacers for stern pulpt height adjustment in base?
re-do countersink in stern pulpit base
hole for running stern light wiring through stern pulpit?
fiberglass backing plates for stanchions and handrails
polish new bases for stern pulpit
polish bow pulpit
polish stern rail
polish lifeline stanchions
Install Pulpits, Stanchions, and New Lifelines
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jollyboat wrote:I would like to include the very important priority of the consumption of cold beer and the ingestion of wonderful food while bobbing around..............
Oooh, ooooh, I'm going to add this one to my list.

This will have to be a year for doing only what must be done. My wife thinks I should finish the addition on our house. For the life of me, I can't figure out why that is so important, but I think it will behoove me to comply with her wishes.
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OK, launch date scheduled for Friday May 30, so that's 19 weekends left...
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I decided to stay in the water this winter - the winters are somewhat mild on coast this far south in Connecticut - I have the boat as close as a short walk down my street - my big project will be tossing the old A-4 back into the bilge along with all the other bits that accompany the engine. I have new winch bases and winches to be installed and a lot of other things too but I am not going to let that stop me from sailing first and installing tid bits later. Last summer I finished a lot of big mechanicals - aside of the engine - so 466 is not far from pulling on the bit.
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I dunno why I bothered to start the countdown back in January. I haven't done a damn thing. Haven't even ordered any parts.

8 weekends left, two of which will be spent on other commitments.
6 weekends. Damn!

I would say that the cover is coming off St. Patty's day like always, but then I'm away the following weekend, so it might as well wait a bit.
This could get interesting.
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Figment wrote:This could get interesting.
Just like every year, it seems!

Nothing motivates one more than a seemingly impossible deadline.
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Maybe it is best to just postpone for another year...
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bcooke wrote:Maybe it is best to just postpone for another year...
Uh-oh...
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8 weekends left, two of which will be spent on other commitments.
6 weekends. Damn!
There should be plenty of time for you to knock out those eyebrow moldings.

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bcooke wrote:Maybe it is best to just postpone for another year...
That's what I did last year (with good reason), but I'm committed to splashing the boat this year.

For me, it looks like 12 weekends left...? Yikes!
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The real issue this year is going to be just getting to the boat. So close, and yet so far...

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Man, you need to have a talk with your plow guy!
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Well Tim, looks like Whitefield is really living up to its name ;-)
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jhenson wrote:
8 weekends left, two of which will be spent on other commitments.
6 weekends. Damn!
There should be plenty of time for you to knock out those eyebrow moldings.

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Post by jhenson »

Well played, my friend.
Yeah, I'm sure that those are not even on your radar right now. Still, I would love to see some of these on a real Triton.

You know, one that is:

-painted
-in the water
-fully rigged
-functional

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Post by MikeD »

Hey Joe, why don't you just churn out a few more sets of those spiffy eyebrows and send them them along to any Tritons owners who promise to install them before Spring launch? You might get one or two volunteers. ;)
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Post by jhenson »

Hmmmmm......

Thats a good idea. While I'm at it, I could start a line of molded cockpit locker gutters for early model Tritons. I could even offer some custom cockpit/engine access hatches, as well.

I'm sure no one would mind waiting the 6 months or so it seems to take me to knock these things out.

Maybe I could retire from my airline job early!!

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Post by MikeD »

I've got a sure-fire way to REALLY make your new business take off: extend those services to Ariel owners as well. I mean, Ariels are just small Tritons, right?

Oh! And while we're brainstorming, you should definitely include "cap rails" in your product line...
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Post by Figment »

I think what MikeD is really saying is "Make good durable patterns of all your pieces"!
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Re: Winter Worklist

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David VanDenburgh wrote:
  • Finish constructing/sewing dodger
    Construct new drifter
    Install Dickinson solid fuel heater
A surprisingly short list - for once. There will, I'm sure, be a number of smaller projects to complete in the spring before we set off on a month-long cruise during July.

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The dodger frame

David
I've finally resumed work on the dodger. I've cut all of the panels except for the side curtains, and I'm in the process of finishing the windows. It's amazing just how much time this kind of work takes. Once the windows are in and trimmed, I can begin assembling the panels. It will be cool to see this thing take shape.

Here are a few photos of the window measurements and installation.

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Since this is my first time with something like this, there's a lot of "intelligent" guesswork involved. I suppose those who've done it a few times are far more confident that it will fit snugly and have all the right parts in all the right places. My biggest concern at this point is whether or not the bottoms of the side windows will be parallel to the cabin. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

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Ceasar Choppy wrote:Couldn't agree with you more there keelbolts. Much of what I need to do will have to wait for warmer weather in the spring, but here is my 2007-8 list:

1. Replace the port lights: Now that I finally have my portlights and have had them machined (don't get me started on trashing Mariner's Hardware or I won't stop!), I need to fill/reinforce the space between cabintop and inner liner to get sufficient thickness, trim some holes and install the portlights.

2. Rebed the deadlights. The rebedding job I did two years ago didn't work..
These jobs are finally done. The hardest part was installing the foam core between the cabin liner and the cabin top to get a uniform thickness. The other difficult part was figuring out how to mount these windows since they assumed you'd just screw them in. I couldn't use binding bolts either because the holes in the trim rings didn't line up. I had to epoxy in insert nuts on both sides of the cabin top. I'm really happy with how they turned out-- no thanks to Mariner's Hardware when they screwed them up and then left me hangin.

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Ceasar Choppy wrote: 3. Replace centerboard pennant system: I'm still in the planning stages on this one, but I need to grind out the waterproof sheave boxes and replace them and the red brass conduit. [NOT THIS YEAR]

4. Install new centerboard "winch" system: replace the winch with a bock and tackle system for rope.
5. Install new waterheater.
6. Refinish toe rail and replace 8 ft genoa tracks (warmer weather).
7. Re-route battery cables and some wiring when I install new water heater.

I'm trying to keep the list short this year... but I'm sure it will be double by Jan.
OK. Only three weeks to finish!

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Post by catamount »

Update on the list posted back in October, now with only a month to go before launch:
catamount wrote:Rebed Hatches DONE
countersink holes in anchor platform DONE
Rebedding of all deck Hardware DONE (nearly)
Replace Ports DONE
drill hole connecting stemfitting and anchor platform DONE (nearly)
drill hole connecting chainplate and anchor platform DONE (nearly)
backing plates for cleats and other hardware DONE
fiberglass backing plates for stanchions and handrails DONE (?)
build new holding tank DONE (nearly)
polish new bases for stern pulpit DONE
drill set screw holes in new stanchion bases and stern pulpit DONE
Install Pulpits, Stanchions, and New Lifelines DONE (nearly)
drill holes for securing stern pulpit to base DONE (nearly)
spacers for stern pulpt height adjustment in base? DONE
re-do countersink in stern pulpit base DONE
hole for running stern light wiring through stern pulpit? DONE
polish bow pulpit DONE
polish stern rail DONE
polish lifeline stanchions DONE
Build Bracing so as to drop rudder completely out of boat DONE
Rebuild Halyard Winches 30s DONE
Rebuild and sell off spare halyard winches DONE
Rebuild Sheet Winches 55s DONE
Rebuild Sheet Winches 46s DONE
proper battery box with good hold-downs DONE
dedicated start battery DONE
new wiring/panels IN PROGRESS
charge diverter for start battery IN PROGRESS
watertight bulkhead in front of engine NEARLY DONE
change engine oil DONE
pressure test water circuit on engine -- how come no water drained out? STILL TO DO (high priority)
install new toilet DONE
Replace Head and Waste Hoses DONE
Overboard Head Discharge Looped above waterline and fitted with vented elbow DONE
plumbing for new head IN PROGRESS
secure heater fuel tank in place STILL TO DO (low priority)
watertight bulkhead for anchor locker/v-berth STILL TO DO (high priority)
run pipe from Hawse Pipe to Chain Locker STILL TO DO (low priority)
re-install repaired bilge pump DONE
Repair hairline crack in hull stringer STILL TO DO (high priority)
Plumb interior bilge pump overboard STILL TO DO (high priority)
Inspect Rudder Bearings, replace if necessary DONE
longer power leads for autopilot DONE
alpenglow lights IN PROGRESS
Engine Box IN PROGRESS
Replace Engine Mounts SKIP FOR NOW
new engine mounts, shift engine forward SKIP FOR NOW
Swap Engines? SKIP FOR NOW
Replace fuel fill hose DONE
Build Fuel Filter Assembly Board DONE
re-locate Primary Fuel Filter (new engine box?) DONE
Install a primary fuel filter DONE
install second fuel tank SKIP FOR NOW
new fuel tank(s) SKIP FOR NOW
fill for second fuel tank SKIP FOR NOW
re-do cabinetry in head compartment STILL TO DO (high priority)
finish design and build of hull fitting for deck tie down IN PROGRESS
grind out around prop shaft strut DONE
Repair seawater leak along prop shaft strut IN PROGRESS
Add reinforcement/bracing to strut support inside IN PROGRESS
replace the strut sleeve bearing DONE
Gore Packing for stuffing box DONE
add drive saver SKIP FOR NOW
get bolt hole in tiller welded up DONE
fix tiller to rudder connection (no backlash!) DONE
fix up tiller extension and u-joint DONE (nearly)
install access door to new under head area? STILL TO DO (low priority)
remove bungs and trim woodwork!!! STILL TO DO (low priority)
grind out areas on keel STILL TO DO (high priority)
new head liner STILL TO DO (low priority)
Fold Down Bins for Overhead Storage of Charts (over pilot berths?) See Rhubarb SKIP FOR NOW
Review hooks for fastening of companionway ladder? better way to secure? STILL TO DO (low priority)
tie-downs for storing fuel and water cans? STILL TO DO (low priority)
make door for head compartment STILL TO DO (high priority)
improve access to storage under pilot berts SKIP FOR NOW
determine storage locations for cookware, dishes, silverware, cups, etc? SKIP FOR NOW
re-located CNG tank location? IN PROGRESS
build in Work Bench with Vise!!!! SKIP FOR NOW
Replace Head Liner STILL TO DO (low priority)
move galley sink to centerline position SKIP FOR NOW
re-string leach cord on #2 jib STILL TO DO (high priority)
sand and fair fiberglass over old thru-hull openings, outside (include old transducer opening) DONE
Sand Bottom STILL TO DO (high priority)
polish and wax hull topsides STILL TO DO (high priority)
Repair nicks and repaint topsides SKIP FOR NOW
test EPIRB DONE
batteries in all safety electrics STILL TO DO (high priority)
service Watermaker STILL TO DO (high priority)
align engine? STILL TO DO (high priority)
Antifouling Paint on Bottom DO DAY BEFORE MAST DAY
install Tides Marine Strong Track DO ON MAST DAY
rig port spreader radar halyard DO ON MAST DAY
reeve staysail halyard DO ON MAST DAY
rig pigstick halyard DO ON MAST DAY
connect runners DO ON MAST DAY
remove topping lift (block for spare main halyard?) DO ON MAST DAY
step mast, set up rig DO ON LAUNCH DAY
bleed hydraulics DO ON LAUNCH DAY
install steaming light lens and cap DO ON MAST DAY
install chafe guard for steaming light DO ON MAST DAY
remove fairleads from mast and fill holes DO ON MAST DAY
spreader boots DO ON MAST DAY
My mast is in storage at the boat yard where I'll be launched. The riggers will get it out of the shed the day before launch -- MAST DAY!

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Post by Figment »

That's some good progress, Tim. Impressive.

I'm going to ignore the fact that I even wrote a list this year.
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