I'm off to a good start this season. It was a race against time to get my projects finished. The winter was cold and skiing good, so work started in late March. Every year I have to varnish the bright work. That's the price I paid when I epoxy coated all the exterior teak. It looks fantastic, but any lapse in annual maintenance will create a nightmarish refinish job. A light sanding and two coats of fresh varnish are keeping the bright work gleaming and weatherproof.
Also during the off season I worked on my sewing skills. I warmed up with new cabin cushion covers. Next I moved up to making a new sail cover. Finally I competed my ultimate goal of sewing a new dodger. The boat came with a well worn dodger that I didn't consider fit for use. I patterned a new one on the old frame. Weeks later my new and improved dodger was complete.
Other off season projects included carburetor rebuild, complete interior and exterior cleaning, bottom paint, re-caulk port lights, a lower shroud replacement, and epoxy repair of a genoa track screw embedment. Back to ship shape!
