The speaker setup was ingenius however the "new age" design concept was way too advanced for my taste. I may be able to sell these on e-Bay to some plumbing company. The ananometer is disconnected and barometer needs a good cleaning. There is a "clock project" going on to replace the anomometer.
Slowly and deliberately the speakers are removed...I'm not sure where the speakers will mount next, but they just gotta go for now. Some of the screw holes extended through the cabin enough to cause more leaks. Funny think about leaks, they are easier to find when you think you have them all fixed.
This is after the first sanding and coat one of the Minwax "Gunstock" color.
Finished for now.
This is the aft bulkhead with its' neglected finish. I had found a can of tung oil that I suspect was used on most woodwork, leaving a sticky, gummy layer that is difficult to remove.
I have scraped this down with a razor blade at least five times, acetone with steel wool twice and mineral spirits and the dark stains and mold seem to resurface.
Aft part of the dinette before applying the second and final coat to the overhead.
The dinette table has a cool drawer that needs refinishing. However, I do not like the support stand or the mounting rail. The table constantly falls out of the track. That wouldn't be so bad except that the table is big and heavy.
The dinette drawer is in need of repair. The joints were coming apart and generally needed to be pretty. The mount for the table top allows the table to fall off and it sits at an angle so some refabricating the table mount is in order.
Note the spacer in between the drawer halves. It is actually a branch from a tree, go
figure. I am gonna change this just in case someone thinks I did it.
I added a stiffener with some poly glue at the back of the drawer to replace the stick, also straightening out the drawer itself that had some warping because of the lack of backing support.
The finished front. I opted to not use bungs because I didn't have any. Looking back, I think I would have to improve the appearance of all the areas that had countersinks.
The tabletop trim is loose and will get a good cleaning on the top covering, thinking about laying plexiglass over the top so that we can decorate the top with charts, dried fruit or traffic fines, maybe even a nav chart.
Reglued and rescrewed table trim. The formica top will stay but cleaning with steel wool is working it down to a presentable level. You can hardly tell that it was used as a workbench.
Prepping for the second coat of Easypoxy on the cabin overhead. Also removed the upholstery band to inspect the holl to deck seam. There is some leaking at the fairleads railing. The mounting bolts need to be removed and sealed. This should be fun since there are about a milling bolts holding it on.
Since the Easypoxy covered so well, I figured I should go all the way way and paint the portions of the cabin that were in need of painting. Although the color looks white, it dries out to the Sandstone color that closely matches the existing color. The existing light switch mount is going to be replaced because it just doesn't fit the trim theme, which is tastefull.
I guess we'll see how close it is to matching as soon as it dries. If my calculations are correct, I won't have to paint the whole interior. It's not that I don't have time to paint the interior, I just have other things on my list to do. The worst areas seem to be the textured liner and not the smooth surfaces around the cabin.
Here I am, refusing to do another thing until my coffee break is over.