The Patchwork Boat: Fewer Teeth, More Boat

This week I had my wisdom teeth taken out, so I didn't get as much done as I hoped. I didn't feel a thing during the surgery bit, and the recovery didn't hurt very much, but my cheeks did puff up until I looked like a chipmunk.

My dad found a bunch of rot in the fly bridge, which was incredibly annoying. We're just going to cover it up for now and fix it properly in a couple years. We've gotten a lot of little things done, like putting the davit back together, cleaning up the upper deck, epoxy-filling screw holes left by removed fittings, and caulking cracks. My mom and aunt have varnished most of the teak, and it looks really smooth and beautiful (except for a few places where I dropped sharp objects on it). My dad has continued his electrical projects, and now has the new panel in the salon almost completely wired up.

I put the new deck down over the hole that used to be on the port side deck. The plywood pieces were pretty complicated because it had to be notched for the frames, but I think they turned out really well. There aren't any gaps larger than a quarter inch, and everything slopes in the right direction. Unfortunately, I also had some less successful woodworking adventures. I had to make a joint for the new starboard toerail on the upper deck, and I used a handsaw to make the cut. It did not turn out particularly wonderful. Liberal application of epoxy and almost an hour of planing ended up fixing the problem aesthetically, but it was still pretty embarrassing and the rail is now not quite as strong as it could be. I did laern from the experience though, and the port toerail went on much more smoothly.

In the next couple of days, I plan on getting my corner on the port side deck finished up. It will be quite rewarding to see it all back together.