Arg, Stuff…

OK.  Stuff has been a common topic for the past year or so.  Even when one tries to reduce the amount of Stuff they have, there is still some Stuff that is rather useful..  Wallet, Clothing are useful.  Viking Star is a bit useful for where we are heading.  Anchors, Wife, Batteries-- all this Stuff is useful and appreciated (some more than others).  So, it always amazes me when that Just Oh I Need It Now stuff cannot be found.

We have a 45’ boat and a small apartment with a one car garage.  And yet, Stuff…

The Stuff of Focus this morning are the parts needed to refresh the Windlass.  Mostly the Seals, but also the chain stripper that I removed when changing the wildcat two years ago.  It has been carefully placed in a box to keep it all together.  It lived on top of the Alaska Yellow cedar planks in the garage at the house, and in the V-Berth after the house was not ours.

Now I could really use it, and it is nowhere to be found.

Arg…

Well, know what a good part of this afternoon will be about J

Here is a short list of what is being focused on at this time:

Anchor platform

Stainless Steel is at the welder

Need to cut the boards to complete the platform

Need to finish stripping the bow, and fit the base for the anchor platform

Need to reassemble the Windlass and paint it.

Counters

Strip and clean the galley sink

Reinstall galley sink

Set and install aft sink and counter

Cut fiddles, install and vanish

Pull forward sink, install new Formica, and reinstall sink

Propane

                Finish the galley stove install

                Install regulator and cut-off valves with switches

Drawers

Purchase, cut, then paint drawer faces

Purchase and install drawer pulls.

Cut, install, and varnish trim around drawer openings.

Steering Ram

                Parts on order for physical connection of new Ram

                Need to size and procure hoses for new Ram

Next up?

Doors and framing of same in aft cabin

Drill and install door locks on side sliding doors, aft cabin hatch as well

Cut Devil Seam filler blocks

Cut platform for aft cleats

Cut overhead panels, install later

Cut wood trim and prep sole (floor) for cork

Aft head?