We spent this past weekend getting the boat ready for us to officially move aboard. There was a lot of work to be done, but we made a lot of progress this past weekend cleaning and organizing.
We were relieved at how much room is available once all the things we don’t need for the trip were removed (including 5 of 9 coffee mugs, 3 of 11 wine glasses and all the Cruising Guides to the Bay). It’s only a 30 foot boat so there isn’t a ton of room, and since it’s a catamaran we don’t want it stuffed (since that would affect performance). Plus this will leave us room for more important things like spices and other kitchen staples and the guide books to the ICW and the Bay.
Since we were going through the cabinets in the galley, I took everything out and wiped down all the shelves. I used Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds to wipe everything down which I recently purchase for the boat because it’s plant based, works in hot or cold water and is supposed to be gentle on the skin. I was impressed at it’s effectiveness on the mildew. I’ll withhold judgement on the gentle on the skin for now - my hands were really dried out after the weekend, but I also used regular soap for washing dishes and (diluted) bleach to scrub out the inside the water tanks.
While cleaning the galley I discovered the leak in the pots and pans cabinet was worse than we thought. Salt was accumulating each time the shelf would fill with water. Since the shelf is right above the bilge Ben drilled some holes into the cabinet which will allow the water to drain into the bilge.
One disappointment and unexpected expense occurred when we flipped the halyards of our two head sails end to end and discovered both lines had frayed to the point where they needed to be replaced. One of the reason to flip a halyard end to end is to extend the life, but apparently we did not flip it in time.
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| even on our honeymoon there is something to fix |
Since we were going through the cabinets in the galley, I took everything out and wiped down all the shelves. I used Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds to wipe everything down which I recently purchase for the boat because it’s plant based, works in hot or cold water and is supposed to be gentle on the skin. I was impressed at it’s effectiveness on the mildew. I’ll withhold judgement on the gentle on the skin for now - my hands were really dried out after the weekend, but I also used regular soap for washing dishes and (diluted) bleach to scrub out the inside the water tanks.
While cleaning the galley I discovered the leak in the pots and pans cabinet was worse than we thought. Salt was accumulating each time the shelf would fill with water. Since the shelf is right above the bilge Ben drilled some holes into the cabinet which will allow the water to drain into the bilge.
One disappointment and unexpected expense occurred when we flipped the halyards of our two head sails end to end and discovered both lines had frayed to the point where they needed to be replaced. One of the reason to flip a halyard end to end is to extend the life, but apparently we did not flip it in time.
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| Also on our honeymoon. Ben sends me up the mast because it's easier than me cranking him up. |
In my case, I cured the pesky leak into the cupboards by putting a bead of 4200 around the base of the helm station. Water was leaking through there to the bridgedeck, from whence it found its way to that cupboard. Check out the caulking there.
ReplyDeleteWe caulked there maybe 5 years ago, but my husband is convinced it didn't work since the leak is back. Our starboard lazarette has been leaking as well, so maybe I can convince Ben to seal them both at the same time.
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