More More Boat Projects

Daniel Bigelow

May 18, 2024 — 2 min read

Today was a full day of boat projects. I started out by sanding things down a bit and repainting. There was a lot of sports to cover up. Like a lot.... Then I repainted and pulled the tape. It came out pretty decently.

I sanded down the overfilled epoxy from the winches and then drilled new oversize holes for the new winches. Then I taped over the back and filled the holes with epoxy.

After that I moved on to two new rails for the crib boards to sit in. Mine were never in great shape, and they broke right before we pulled the boat out of the water. I bought two 3 foot 1 inch by 2 1/2 inch starboard pieces a few weeks ago. I used my router table and first rounded over the tops of the boards. Then I took a groove bit and bit by but cut back a slit in both 1/2 inch deep. I pulled the old boards off and cut them to length. They came out really good. Here is a picture of the test fit. It's not fully screwed down yet. I drilled new holes and epoxied them all so I can sand them down tomorrow

A sailboat sailing over calm waters. The water reflects the sails with soft waves rippling the reflection of the sails.

Sailing and Jazz game

Today was a busy day. Nikki and I slept in to 9 and then we got up and got everyone ready to go sailing. Mark was really helpful in getting ready and Warren got himself dressed, though he had to change both of his shirts around. We got to the

2/3 Christmas Decorations

We got a good portion of the Christmas decorations done. We did the fence, but there are three areas where the lights are out that I need to repair. I think only two of them are really noticable though. It's all looking good and ready for the new additions. We

TurkeyFest

Today we started off the day by setting up Christmas lights. It went pretty smoothly. Warren was a big help setting up the lake and wrapping the trees. We got probably about half way done. Which I think was pretty good. We seemed to have lost a net light, which

10 bags of leaves filled in the driveway.

All the Leaves are Gone

Nikki substituted for two different classes today, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She had fun, and it was a short day so fairly easy and quick. After that she came home and her parents came over to help pick up leaves. They were pretty much just

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Sailing and Jazz game

2/3 Christmas Decorations

TurkeyFest

All the Leaves are Gone