Tuesday, May 26, 2015

2015 The Redwing Keeps Getting Better

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!




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