It is said that the two worst things that can happen to a man are: He never realizes his dreams and that he does realize them. It is the middle state that keeps us going, planning, pushing on. I started to get too bogged down into details this weekend while working on the boat and the immense size of the jobs and started to get overwhelmed while I waited for some epoxy to set. The truth is the refit on the boat is a HUGE job but must be broken down into smaller pieces and I can not get ahead of myself or I will be over run with anxiety. The only job at hand right now is to finish the new deck and fair it to the point of painting.
I haven't chosen a paint, but I am sure it will be the same for the deck as the cabin roof for a seamless transition. To do that I have to raise the canopy, prep the surface, mask, sand, clean, etc, etc. But before I get to all that I still must finish glassing in and fairing the re-cored deck. I have finished (95%)the starboard side, the bow is sanded and just needs light fairing. The port and stern deck has been re-glassed and now must be sanded and faired. My goal is to get it ready for paint by the end of the year. The next finish parts will be the wood toe rails and cockpit coaming, grab rails etc. Over the winter I can do the mast, cockpit lockers, etc. See, there I go again. All I really need to do is finish the deck.
