.......and more rain

Was hoping to get the first coat of gloss on the hull this weekend but the weather has put paid to that. Did manage the final coat on the doghouse but it rained immediately after so that all needs sanding and redoing.

In the meantime have ripped out the galley. It was ugly, totally impractical and not very well put together.

So now we have a big space to fill.

Made a start yesterday evening cutting an old teak table which was given to me to form a work top. Have cut out two inserts which will will house an Origo 2000 spirit stove from Ebay and a circular stainless steel sink. I'm pleased with the sink which is made from a large stainless steel mixing bowl with a hole drilled in the bottom with a kitchen waste added. A fraction of the cost of a caravan or boat sink - even secondhand. The sink will drain into a plastic container beneath the work surface. I've also bought, again off Ebay, a vintage brass galley pump which should look the part once it's installed. It will draw water from another plastic container under the worktop. Hope to get that done today - if the rain ever stops!

Once that's out of the way I can make a start on replacing the cabin sole which is a real mish mash of ply, pine boards and the odd bit of teak. It will be replaced with some mahogany flooring which I bought - from Ebay.  Should look vastly better.
I also need to address the companion way some time soon. There are two mahogany boards screwed in place which look to have come from an old piece of furniture. I did add a curved teak step - the end of the teak table! - which makes access in and out of the cabin a bit easier and added a iroko grab handle which I fashioned from some scrap wood gleaned from a local window manufacturer. The problem is the access to the Yanmar 1GM. In order to check the oil level the whole lot has to be unscrewed to gain access which is fairly daft.

We also want to do something with the forepeak. At the moment it has a raised platform to accommodate two berths (previous owner had two children). Might look at lowering the platform and installing a porta potti or even a proper heads. It did have one some years ago which was removed but the thru hulls are still in place.