It's Getting Closer...

Here are some more shots of even more work on the boat.

This one shows the hatch cover I made out of the teflon material I used for the trailer. You can see the hardware for the lock is installed too.

The stern rail has been installed so I could mount the lifelines. I bought some tubing to bend to shape for both the bow and stern rails, but I have no time to do it right now, so I think I'll leave it like this for a couple of outings.

Here is the motor mount bolted on the transom. Katrina crawled inside and did the fastener work. Afterwards, she discovered she had been laying in some fiberglass and had a bad case of the fiberglass itch. A cold shower helped out (a bit). I'm planning on wrapping the top portion of the motor mount board with stainless plate so it doesn't get chewed up from mounting and dis-mounting the motor.

Here is a straight-on view of the motor mount.

This is a connector on the safety line (life line) that runs from front to back on each side of the boat. It's called a pelican hook, and I had these put on the life lines so it is easier to get in and out of the boat. When we went to bring the sailboat home in April, we had a devil of a time climbing over the lifelines, trying hard not to fall flat on our faces. This way, the pelican hook can be opened and clipped off to the side so we can board Udara Tanda without climbing over the life lines.

There is still quite a bit of work left to do. The wood trim for the portholes needs to be reinstalled and then the portholes put back in. Then the wood trim on the sides of the cabin needs to be made up from the teak corner section we bought from Sailorman.com and installed. Eventually, the boarding ladder needs to be re-mounted on the transom. We haven't decided if we want to replace it, since we haven't had a chance to try it out while the boat is in the water, so we'll make up our minds about it later. Once all of the hull work is done, it will be time to 'step' the mast and check all of the stays and the boom. I'm already working on buying the lines and sheets (ropes) to re-outfit all of the running rigging, then somewhere in here, I'm going to have to do a little sewing on the sails to clean up a few unraveled stitches and replace a couple of damaged guide slugs too. When everything has been mounted and the lines are in place, I'll then take measurements so we can get a bimini top to keep the sun off of us. Charlie is planning on bringing a 10-foot length of 2 x 3-inch square tubing he picked up from Magic-Tilt trailers so I can lengthen the tongue on the trailer to keep from giving the Magnum a rear-facing drink when we launch the sailboat.