The List
Here's the master list for this massive undertaking. It's in rough chronological order. We'll be adding more as the months go by, for sure!
| PROJECT | Date begun | In Progress | Date Finished | Notes | Done! |
| Remove bottom paint | 8/15/02 | 10/7/02 | Horrible job! | ||
| Remove ports & hatches | 9/02 | 10/02 | Use Anti-Bond to release bedding compound. | ||
| Remove deck hardware | 9/02 | 3/1/03 | |||
| Open up deck areas where possibly wet | 7/03 | 7/3/03 | Only one very small area needed repair! New core. | ||
| Remove/check LPG system | 11/02 | 11/02 | Need to replace hose. | ||
| Dismantle interior joinery | 10/02 | 1/18/03 | |||
| Finalize interior layout/electrical schematics | 9/02 | 1/10/03 | |||
| Remove electrical mess | 12/02 | 12/02 | |||
| Remove plumbing as needed | 12/02 | 4/15/03 | Ended up removing it ALL... | ||
| Remove delaminated sole | 11/02 | 6/04 | |||
| Remove refrigerator | 12/02 | 12/02 | |||
| Remove starboard water tank | 1/2/03 | 1/2/03 | |||
| Remove deck handrails | 1/1/03 | 1/15/03 | Bought brand new replacements | ||
| Remove companionway spray hoods, traveler | 1/1/03 | 1/3/03 | |||
| Repair exterior teak as needed | 9/03 | 6/04 | |||
| Sand/seal exterior varnish prior to deck paint | 4/28/03 | 6/03 | |||
| Clean bilge | 1/8/03 | 1/11/03 | Also replaced keel bolt washers/nuts, tightened. | ||
| Install HF ground & lightning ground | 2/03 | lighting ground strap from mast to keel to be installed when mast is stepped | |||
| Drop rudder; inspect | 5/13/03 | 5/13/01 | AARGH! Rudder stock corroded. Needs replacing! | ||
| Replace rudderstock; repair rudder | 5/13/03 | ||||
| Mock up battery box and new water tank for sizes | 1/2/03 | 1/3/03 | |||
| Build new battery box, install new water tank | 3/03 | 7/04 | 3 group 8Ds; 30 gallons water (130 gal. total) | ||
| Add inspection hatches to all tanks | 12/27/02 | 8/04 | |||
| Clean out 2 water tanks, fuel tank | 8/04 | ||||
| Install new fresh water system plumbing | 3/03 | 1/04 | Whale Quick-Connect fittings and red/blue tubing.... expensive but nice stuff! | ||
| Install new raw water/ grey water plumbing | 3/03 | 2/04 | New top-quality marine hose everywhere, use Sealand Odorsafe for all sanitation hoses. | ||
| Replace Vernalift muffler with new | 3/03 | Special order...of course! | |||
| Clean water heater out and reinstall on new shelf | 4/22/03 | 5/03 | It was full of calcium deposits. Flushed with muriatic acid. New hoses. | ||
| Install holding tank | 4/23/03 | Ronco 18 gallon in engine room. | |||
| Install new DC electrical system | 2/1/03 | 8/04 | ABYC followed, all Boat Cable, Blue Seas, Ancor, etc. | ||
| Install new AC electrical system | 4/20/04 | ||||
| Chainplates | 5/03 | Had ALL re-made!! | |||
| Replace LPG system, new stove | 9/03 | 8/04 | Force 10 3-burner...barely fit in! Their online specs are WRONG! | ||
| Check rigging thoroughly | 11/03 | Looks good! Will replace wire only. | |||
| Engine room: clean, re-insulate, add shelving | 1/1/03 | 1/04 | Engine room soundproofing is PRICEY!!! Relocated pumps, etc. | ||
| Replace sole at base of companionway and in walk-through | 6/19/04 | 8/04 | |||
| Repair sole hatches | 6/04 | ||||
| Begin interior carpentry | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Build nav station to trim stage | 2/03 | 4/22/03 | |||
| Build galley to trim stage | 4/21/03 | 5/04 | |||
| Install new faucets, showers, etc. | 9/03 | 3/04 | |||
| Build refrigerator box with shelving, thermostat, divider, new evaporator | 10/03 | 1/04 | |||
| Install new refer with VIP vacuum panel insulation | 1/04 | 2/04 | |||
| Build refer surround, lids, countertop | 8/04 | just needs lids built now! | |||
| Test/troubleshoot new refrigeration | 2/04 | Looks good so far! Still need to check w/thermometer. | |||
| build galley storage | 4/18/04 | 5/04 | |||
| Finish salon carpentry | 9/04 | just need to install doors and shelves... | |||
| Modify salon table | 8/04 | ||||
| Finish V-berth & aft cabin new storage | 5/04 | ||||
| Install new battery charger | 4/12/03 | ||||
| Install new Racor filter, service existing, set up in parallel | 12/03 | ||||
| Rewire diesel engine | 7/04 | 2 new 125 amp alternators | |||
| Re-install rebuilt rudder | 7/04 | ||||
| New PSI Prop shaft seal, cutlass bearing | 7/04 | took out prop shaft entirely 6/18/04. Update 9/04: had to re-haul the boat and take OFF the PSS seal... did NOT FIT! | |||
| Install new bilge pumps in sump, reconfigure manual cockpit bilge pump | 1/04 | 8/04 | |||
| Service both Raritan PHII heads; reinstall; new plumbing | 3/04 | replace cracked bowl, remove electric unit, replace seals, general service | |||
| New self-tailing winches (main sheet, reef lines) | 4/19/03 | Found second-hand | |||
| Replace interior cabin sides | 2/25/03 | 3/02/03 | Plywood, epoxy, white formica | ||
| Replace rotted headliner supports | 3/1/03 | 3/04/03 | |||
| Clean and repair hatches and ports | 8/03 | 9/03 | |||
| Replace salon headliner | 1/04 | ||||
| Sew curtains, sail cover, etc | 6/04 | 8/04 | |||
| Repair and/or replace stanchions/pushpit | 7/04 | Commissioned new pushpit with extended sides for solar panel mounting | |||
| Commission dodger/bimini | 2/25/03 | Dodger installed. Will wait until living aboard to finalize bimini design. | |||
| Sailmaker check sails | 3/01/03 | ||||
| Buy new main, spinnaker, trisail | 2/04 | Commisioned spinnaker 2/04. Fully-battened main ordered 5/04. Try bought 5/04. | |||
| Build new cockpit coaming boxes, shower box | 10/03 | ||||
| Mast step: clean, paint? | 8/04 | ||||
| Build new mast step base (wood is cracked) | 8/04 | ||||
| Install new nuts/washers on keel bolts & check | 1/9/03 | 1/03 | |||
| Service through-hulls | 7/04 | ||||
| Remove hardware from spars | 5/30/03 | Not as bad as we thought! | |||
| Sand, refinish spars | 8/04 | ||||
| Replace hardware, electronics to spars | 9/04 | Add lazy jacks, trisail track | |||
| Repair any soggy deck areas | 7/1/03 | 7/03/03 | Only one small area on stbd genoa track! | ||
| Reconfigure bow deck, install new windlass | 8/03 | 12/03 | |||
| Sand decks | 7/4/03 | Neil's 4th of July.... | |||
| Repair gelcoat cracks, etc in decks | 6/29/03 | 7/4/03 | |||
| Prime/paint decks | 7/4/03 | 8/03 | |||
| Replace deck hardware, handrails | 9/03 | 12/03 | New Garhauer Traveller and Rigid Vang! | ||
| Build cockpit electronics box over c'way | 10/03 | New wind/speed/log, GPS | |||
| Make new interior cushions | 2/04 | 6/1/04 | Ultrasuede in Salon; Sunbrella elsewhere | ||
| Make and install new lifelines | 6/15/04 | 8/04 | |||
| Build & install inner forestay (& runners?) | 11/03 | 10/04 | |||
| Re-rig, tune rig | 8/04 | new wire | |||
| Remove name and hail | 1/10/03 | 10/03 | |||
| Sand/prep sheer/cove and boot stripes | 4/26/04 | 7/04 | |||
| Replace sheer/cove stripe and boot stripe | 5/04 | raised the waterline, new Flag Blue stripes | |||
| Replace name and hail | 6/18/04 | 8/04 | |||
| Compound hull | 6/12/04 | 8/04 | |||
| Sand bottom | 4/04 | ||||
| Barrier coat bottom | 5/04 | Interlux "Interprotect" epoxy barrier coat | |||
| Paint bottom | 5/04 | Pettit Trinidad SR | |||
| Install windvane | 6/20/04 | gorgeous Fleming self-steering vane! | |||
| Order cockpit cushions | not sure we can justify the expense now that we're cruising! Finding it hard to stick to our budget! | ||||
| Sand/strip interior varnish | 12/03 | 6/04 | |||
| Build doors for interior storage | 8/04 | Our friend Dave Fields, a fabulous cabinetmaker, is making them for us! | |||
| Interior finish carpentry | 5/04 | 6/04 | |||
| Interior finish work | 8/04 | Bungs, varnish | |||
| Exterior teak finish work | 8/04 | Bungs, varnish | |||
| Install solar panels | 12/04 | ||||
| Build cockpit grates | Stan Murphy is making them for us!!.... (2005: I guess he is not. never heard back from him. too bad!!!!!....) | ||||
| Build dorade box(es) | Have two beautiful stainless dorade vents! (2005: this is not currently high on our priority list since our opening ports and hatches are doing a great job. When we're back in Maine?) | ||||