This week marks the return to boatwork after more than 3
weeks. Travels, family affairs and
unforeseen events kept us away for all but a few days since the beginning of
august.
During this time though, we still took the decision to
replace most of the hatch boxes, which will be constructed of stainless steel
this time. Grandpa and Jean-François took
an afternoon to remove and inspect the boxes.
They will all be replaced except the two smallest aeration hatches behind
the dodger. Measurements were taken;
cutting files were made and sent to Jean-Pierre of Alnox, who assembled them in
his shop this week-end. He’s coming to
the boat tomorrow and we’re starting the actual replacement work. We can’t wait to finally improve the
boat! It seems like all we’ve been doing
for the last couple of months is tear stuff down.
Shannan
and the kids are finally at the cabin and the family is reunited, none too
early. Consequently, JF had to move the cushions
to the trailer; They were the last remnants of the boat lying around the
cabin. Ouch… 3D design is fun but in
real life, it doesn’t fit! We’ll have to
send some over to Grandpa’s house. The
flip side is that Shannan is now put to work; not that she minds, she’s
definitely not the type to watch from the sidelines.
So we setup a sanding station at the cabin with the added
benefice that Shannan will be able to work when the kids are napping. New goal for this summer: All major metal work done + all hatch and
windows woodwork varnished and ready to go… Famous last words (let’s hope
not!).
We’re also spending a bit of time experimenting with the new
colors of OneLove on Photoshop, as
well as searching for her new name. If
you have any ideas…
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