The Summer (2010) is wearing on and I have only another 8-9 months before Connie is due back in the water. I will be honest here – I have gotten married (March 20, 2011) and went on a three week honeymoon to backpack and bus in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. I am now working on our boat with my wife. The plan is to go around Vancouver Island (and perhaps up to the Queen Charlottes) during the summer of 2012, when I turn 50.
I need a plan. I have Don Casey in “This Old Boat” advising me to make a list and stick to it. He also mentions that the list will grow (sometimes adding more items in a day than I complete!). I have the boat building experiences of two prior cruising boats, but this one is certainly the smallest boat – which brings unique challenges.
So here it is, the list of what I see that I need to do to make my fine little boat into an exceptional boat. Just like in Daniel Spurr’s “Upgrading the Cruising Boat”, I want a better boat on a budget.
Finished in (Brackets), weight change, Materials cost – <Cost if someone else did the labor>.
Green indicates that it is done!
Bottomside
- scrape bottom
- paint bottom
- depth sounder
Topside
The Topsides are a huge area. I am breaking this up into a few areas:
Hull
- remove, fill and fair rub rail
- install bow deadlights (April 2011) +4#’s – $120
- repair, fair bow and stern
- add stern ladder – $35 <$283>
- bow ring
- primer
- paint
Deck
- remove old stantions, fill holes (June 2010) -5#’s – $11
- 8 new stantions (August 2010) +12#’s -$164
- reinforce stantions 9″ piece of 7/8″ inside of each stanchion (August 2010) +3#’s – $14
- stern pushpit (July 2010) +14#’s – $87
- bow cleat (August 2010) +1# – $55
- paint – KiwiGrip Non-Skid Gel
- paint white brightsides
Cockpit
- repair delamination
- reduce cockpit size, new drains ORC
- cockpit floor access to engine area
- install bilge pump ORC
- access to new lockers
- seal and finish hatches
- rear hatch latch
- new Plastimo Contest 101 compass
- refinish teak – CPES and varnish
- refinish slats and companionway trim
- reinforce companionway trim and hatch
- ORC rules for hatch latches
Cabin
- new forward Bomar portlight (April 2011) +8#’s – $55
- new hard dodger
- forward hatch in hard dodger
- solar panel
- new forward cabin hatch
- replace side windows with 3/16″ cast acrylic
- storm lid for forward cabin hatch, ORC
- LED bulbs in existing p/s navigation lights (December 2010) – $48
- seal and varnish wood
Inside
- remove po cabinets built over one berth (May) -48#’s
- scrap, sand, paint inside
- polish fiberglass
- sand wood, CEPS on all wood, varnish
- install access points – deck plates
Aft Inside
- fuel tank
- water tank
- battery holder
- hangers in lockers
Engine
- buy engine
- get transmission to prop parts (April 2011), +65 – $360
- install new beds and mounts
- install and align cutless and tube
- dripless shaft seal
- propeller and zinc
Electrical
See the article on Electrical
Mast, Rigging & Sails
- install new main halyard winch
- check all fittings and rig (April 2011)
- move Gooseneck up 18″
- new main and 110
- new 150
- new storm jib (Sept 2010) +12, $221
- LED at masthead all around
- new led tricolor
That should do it for now. Updated 6/1/2011
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