Commander #38

[ebb]

Sorry to see Suzie Q go!
Marriages and Morgages can't be denied.
It was great to be here and see her sail
and be part of the energy Your Commander
benefited so much from.

Bet you'll be looking for her again in a few years
when there could be a new little sailor or two who
need to go sailing in such a priceless boat.

[C38]

Well, 4 years went fast... Never did end up selling, how could I...

A lot has happened, but i'm finally ready to get her back in the water. Will be starting a recore of the foredeck, side decks, and parts of the cabin top immediately.

The Plan
- Recore (areas specified above)
- Repaint decks
- Re bed all deck hardware
- new bottom paint
- finish brightwork
- and other misc. projects

The Goal
- Having her in the water at some point next season. (More of a reach goal, but i think possible...)

Progress So Far:
- Removed all the hardware and brightwork from the decks.

Next Step
- Remove top skin of deck from recore areas and scrape out rotten core.

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Will be posting progress and asking questions of you talented folks regularly.

First question - the foredeck's bottom skin has a tear (see photo) where it looks like one of the previous owners had repaired the deck from the bottom. I'm guessing the tear was due to pressure on the deck from above, and a not so great adhesion of whatever materials used for the repair. My question is, do I repair this first, before removing the top skin? or, would it make more sense to repair from above after I carefully remove the core from the area?