Saturday, December 15, 2012

Valspar Flat Dove White Latex on the Walls

Sanded everything in the stateroom that has a polyurethane finish—which is a lot! Put the third coat of Lowes Valspar Dove white on the stateroom's port side wainscoting. Sanded the louvered doors under the galley sink.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Paint on Runrail

Repainted the teak rubrail black.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Grease and Caulk

Filled fastener holes in the stack with polyester putty. Put a new pencil zinc in the heat exchanger. Greased the Bomar hatches, the windlass, and the rudder shaft. Recaulked the wind instrument mount.

Friday, November 30, 2012

New Raritan Water Heater

Finished installing the Raritan 170611 6 gallon water heater. Repaired the small coolant leak at the top of the riser (above the hose which goes from the engine to the hot water heater). Finished painting the rub rail black.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Water Heater Leaks

Removed the the old water heater. Found that coolant had been leaking from the h/w tank's heat exchanger feed point. It was running down along the tank's insulation and then dripping into the bilge. Started installing the Raritan 170611 6 gallon water heater.

Started painting the rub rail black.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

New SmartPlug for Shore Power

Installed a SmartPlug 30A receptacle on Nellie and converted her shore cord with a SmartPlug.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Mat finish with high gloss accents

The pilot house is refinished with Epifanes mat varnish. A gloss finish was used to accent.