Yesterday was supposed to be spent on the boat, but life got in the way. It seems my dog got sick the day before, leaving presents all over the house for us. Unfortunately the wife and I were both at work all day. Great timing dog. So instead of working on the sailboat I spent the day renting a carpet cleaner, moving furniture, and cleaning all day. It was so much fun. Ask me about it sometime if you want to hear me vent for a bit.
The plan for today was to fix where the boom attaches to the mast so we could attempt to go sailing this coming weekend. I'm sure you can guess how well this simple repair went. Here are the before and after pictures in case you lack sufficient imagination. There is also a broken off screw in the mast that I need to figure out how to remove.
I went to all the nearby marinas to buy a replacement. After many false leads and lots of running around I came to the conclusion that my life sucks. It turns out that this is a 7/8" wide piece, and all anyone can order (let alone has in stock) is a 1". Time to scour the internet. If I can't find one I can replace it with a 1", but then I have to replace the part that slides onto it as well. No, I have no idea what that piece is called. I'm a fireman, not a sailor, so leave me be.
Seeing as that wasn't going to get fixed today I moved to the inside for a bit. I got the drain for the icebox installed after much cutting and fitting. I didn't get the area around it filled with foam because the top of the can of good stuff broke off when I tried to use it. Notice a theme for my day? Lovely. I also did some finish sanding on the top pieces and got them (temporarily) in place. Next time I have need for some 4200 or something similar I will glue them down. They aren't going anywhere for now anyways. They fit so tightly in place that I had to use a little persuasion with my hammer to get them installed. The two lids don't fit like I want yet, but thankfully the are a little too big rather than too small. I can work with that. Right about them is when my phone died, so no pictures. Use your imagination, it is a top on a box.
Not ready to go home yet I moved on to the starboard side seating area. I tried to sand off the sticky fuzzy crap but it just gummed up the paper in a matter of seconds. Instead I used some natural paint thinner on it, let it sit for a while, then went to town with a scrapper. I can't say I got it all off, but I did get most of it.
Now I have moved my work to the air conditioning to look for parts on the net. That and have a well deserved beer. I also had an idea for a name today. The previous owner was going to name her "Firefly" from a TV show; sticking with the theme I am thinking about "Serenity". That is the name of the ship from the same show and has a much better ring to me. Let me know what you think.
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