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Stella under deep winter cover, Jackson, NH 2005 |
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Stella under cover at the end of the winter of 2005. |
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Uncovered and ready for more restoration |
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Ain't she pretty? April 2005 |
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Cabin top. Note opening for Simrad chartplotter. Deck nonskid has been repainted. Next - cabintop white semi-gloss. Hatch removed for varnishing. |
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Galley sink - catch-all during restoration phase. |
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General debris field during sanding and restoration of interior. Looking forward. |
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Denise sweeping deck after taping for the semi-gloss white. Non-skid is already done. |
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Deck taped. It takes about 3 person hrs to tape the deck for the white, about 2.5 hrs for the brown. |
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White Semi-Gloss painted, tape still on - portside cabintop and deck |
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Companionway area painting done. Tape ready for removal. |
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Cockpit - painting done tape ready to peel off. |
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Stern - tape ready for removal. |
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Denise peeling yet more tape - it takes about an hour to peel all the tape. |
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Denise peeling tape - stern |
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Tape off - finished. Portside cabintop and deck |
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Remembering what Stella looked like one year ago (May 2004) when we found her. |
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Stella after. Cabintop finished, Simrad chartplotter yet to be installed. Companionway hatch removed for varnishing. |
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Finished job. Companionway and foward end of cockpit |
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Finished job - tape removed cockpit and stern. Time for cocktails! |
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The "Varnish Factory". All mahogany panels removed from boat for varnishing. |
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Mahogany doors and locker covers being varnished. |
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Mahogany taped for painting |
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White walls and offwhite cabintop painted. Note that the bookshelves and table have been removed for varnishing and wall painting. |
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Icebox door re-installed after refinishing |
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Lockers need painting to brighten and make them easier to clean. |
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V-berth doors and drawers reinstalled after white paint finished and varnishing done. |
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rear of Simrad chartplotter taped for painting cabin ceiling |
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Companionway hatch reinstalled and hatchboards inplace |
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Hatchboards finished, Simrad reinstalled. |
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Cabin ceiling sanded after first coat and ready for final paint. Denise testing her respirator. |
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Denise in full paint regalia. |
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Portlight during painting process with masking tape in place. The interior painting has consumed 4 rolls of masking tape before varnishing. |
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Starboard portlights after refinishing and tape removed. |
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Denise laying on the varnish in the v-berth area. All varnishing now complete 5/18/05. |
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First settee locker sliding covers re-installed. Note lockers have now been painted light gray for cleanliness and ease of finding "stuff". |
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Inside finished 5/22/05 - looking forward - ready for launch. |
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Starboard settee ready for cruising! |
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Galley area still needs a little cleanup but otherwise ready for cruising. Is anything on a boat ever really "finished" :) ? |
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Port settee cushions in place ready for cruising. Instruments need finishing including installation of the radar display unit and depth sounder. |
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Restoration 2005 complete. Ready for sea 5/24/05. |
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