Fast Forward nearly two years

So here we are almost two years into owning the boat. We have found and corrected many things that happen to a thirty year old boat that lives in such a hostile environment. I will attempt to make a short list of projects that have taken place and will keep a more detailed log of ones to come. These will be roughly in order of bow to stern. These are mostly new equipment additions. I have left out many regular maintenance chores. Our goal is to keep complicated equipment, that will break anyways, off the boat. Some items such as water heater and refrigeration are considered luxuries in boating but we choose to have some of these as this is home. Cold beer after hanging in the bilge for hours moves refrigeration a little higher on the list!


-New 200' 3/8 Anchor chain.
-Backup anchor line 150' 5/16 chain
-New bow Bi color navigation light
-New forward head with new plumbing and y valve for discharge overboard at sea and holding tank
-New ground plate installed for lightning strikes, last one was fried from lighting that hit six months before we owned her.
- Sea cocks that allow water in and out from sinks, engine etc disassembled and serviced.
-Floors finished with Varathane
-New Sink faucet in Galley
-New Freshwater plumbing
-New thru hulls in sea chest
-New hot water heater, 12 gals, can be heated from shore power or engine coolant
-New Fresh water pump
-New VHF Radio
-New AM/FM/CD/MP3
-New Furuno Weather fax, using radio freq to receive weather anywhere we are in the world
-New Seal placed on sea chest water intake
-New LED lights in several places.
-New sink Drain hose
-New engine raw water pump
-New dual Racor diesel filter 2 micron elements with new hose, valves and fittings
-New alternator regulator
-New starting battery
-Oil change every 8 months or 100 hours
-Blower vent for engine room ventilation re directed to get hot air out of engine room easier
-New shore power inlet and wire
-New shore power cable
-New LCD Tv
-New bilge pump float switch
-New aft head with new plumbing and Y valve
-New shower system installed in Aft head.

DECK AND BOAT YARD

-New Mast Head Tri color and anchor LED light
-Multiple running rigging lines replaced
-New Spreader lights
-Teak Toe rail sanded new screws countersunk with new teak plugs, cetol finish
-Cockpit teak seating removed (leaking)
-New swim ladder
-New propane grill
-Monitor windvane serviced and parts replaced.
-Blisters repaired and filled with epoxy
-Rudder new barrier coat
-New cutlass bearing installed
-Bottom paint new 2009
-Fiberglass shaping around prop shaft tube exit from the stern.
-Hydraulic steering cylinder rebuilt new fittings
-New Hydraulic relief valve for steering.
-Awlgrip paint waxed every 6 months
-New caulking around all stays.
-New lazy jacks for sail handling
-Stainless polished every 6 months
-New Yamaha 25 outboard for tender
- And when I think of the rest I will post it...