Note in this photo that the bottom bunk is exactly the same material and color as the top bunk but our little point-and-shoot camera just couldn't capture that. As shown, it looks like an old army blanket but it's actually the same as the top, nice and new looking.
Anyway, the mahogany trim looks like new after a good cleaning and a single coat of Sikken Cetol Marine Light. The wall covering on the walls also looks much brighter and cleaner and is now free from any old dings and small tears
The bunks themselves are hollow, somewhat like some residential doors, and after light sanding took the new paint very evenly.
While the weather this weekend is terrible (Long Island Sound East forecast for this afternoon was wind 20-30 Kts, gusting to 50 Kts with seas 5 to 7 feet.) spring is coming soon and we're putting the boat on the launch list for early May. That gives us about a month the finish the v-berth rehab, do a touch-up on our bottom paint, replace the zincs on the shafts and waterproof the bridge enclosure. We'll clean and wax the cockpit and cabin sides when we get to Norwich for the summer.
Next it's on the the v-berth. We've started cleaning the mahogany trim and next weekend, we'll mask off the trim and apply Sikkens to it. We may also be able to begin some painting of the wall covering. We learned a few tricks to save time during the guest berth project.
We shot some video of working on the guest berth this weekend, mainly so Bill can continue to improve on his rusty editing skills. It's tough being the talent, the video guy and the sound guy all at once, but it's fun for us to look back on these videos later and usually laugh.
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