To-do

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Above are some more photographs I took two days ago to provide examples of a few of the things we have to fix before putting the boat back in the water. (By the way, when we are finished in a year or two, Josh dreams of launching the boat in Chicago to join in the Race to Macinac Invitational).

As evidenced by the photos on our to-do list is:

• Clean up floor-level bay, build second level floor to skirt the Rowan’s deck and set up shop with tools, organized storage etc.
• Jack the boat up or think of another way to support it so that joints etc. do not keep opening up, creating gaps (note the gap between the galley counter and adjacent bulkhead).
• Redesign and replace teak deck and deck beams. New deck should be better and lighter. Still not sure where teak is going to come from. There are a few options. Replace the bulkheads for all the chain plates on deck, refinish toe rail.
• Rebuild the cockpit. It’ll be the third re-build. Termites ate away the area beneath the winches.
• Build cabin top over aft companionway. The cabin top will provide shelter for a pilot in harsh weather.
• Build cabin top over aft companionway. The cabin top will provide shelter for a pilot in harsh weather.
• Change the aft companionway so that it leads into the aft cabin, not the salon. We would then have to modify the bulkhead dividing the aft cabin and the salon/galley area.
• Replace mid-ship hatch with butterfly hatch. They are more attractive and allow the leeward side to be open for ventilation while underway. The closed windward side offers enough protection from splashing waves.
• Make forward hatch a larger hatch flush with the deck. That hatch would have a companionway so guests staying in that cabin can enjoy more privacy. In other words, they would not have to walk down the aft companionway, which will lead into the aft cabin, and then walk through the salon to get into their cabin. Right now, the hatch is not flush and does not have a companionway.
• Design a new bow anchor roller system that would better protect the teak deck from damage. Have one of the two rollers extended beyond the adjacent one so that there is more room for both anchors to raise and lower.
• Make new, larger CQR anchors. Josh wants to make a 90-pound anchor that is the size of a 60-pounder. The boat had 60-pound anchors in the past. Those worked fine but more weight always better if possible. Josh says the redesigned roller system should still weigh about the same as the current one overall.
• Install new life lines.
• Might replace water tanks with stainless steel tanks. The ones in the boat now are fiberglass. Stainless tanks would not leech and make the boat Coast Guard certifiable.
• Replace entire electrical system.
• Replace some shelving and paneling. Attempt to refinish rare/extinct Hawaiian Koa wood.

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