Got a bunch done today

So, today, Kathy took the girls to a live action performance of High School Musical, leaving me alone to work on the boat. Needless to say, I owe her big time. I would have pulled my fingernails out if I had to sit through that.

I started out working on the interior mechanical functions. I removed the rest of the floor and began disconnecting all of the existing cables. The boat had dual throttle controls installed (at one point in time there were twin engines). I removed one of them completely, as it was not connected to anything. The other one, I removed from the dash and snaked it back through the floor and set it aside, still connected to the engine. I don't think the cables will reach the front seat, unfortunately.

Next, I turned my attention to the bow. I had started scraping and sanding the port side of the bow hull. I got a bunch done. It's pretty much done from the stem to the window on that side. It's a little messy, and I'm going to need to put some filler and caulk in a few places near the stem. I also am going to need to jack up the boat to scrape and sand where the boat sits on the trailer bunks. Today, the ground under the boat was a little wet, so I didn't last long under the boat.


So I started on the deck. Scraping around the perimeter and where the finish was peeling was easy. The rest - not so much. My arms are pretty sore. Here are the results so far...