Strip her down

The removal of the deck hardware with before and after photos has begun. I am removing everything that i can easily remove that is screwed or through bolted with the exception of the grab rails (4) and the window trims (10). The only reason is there is no finish left on the teak so I think I can hand sand and refinish in place. There is no evidence of any leaks or cabin top damage. The bolts are all concealed by a 1/4" cabin top liner that is bonded to the top. It would create a lot more repairs to the interior cabin. The bad thing is I will have to paint around them.
All of the holes have been enlarged and filled with thickened epoxy, faired and need to be sanded out.

Construction Destruction

I have continued the deconstruction of the interior and the stripping and sanding. The starboard side of the engine compartment is gone. The ice box is gone and both bulkheads that surrounded it. The manual bilge pump is removed and being rebuilt. The head compartment has had the bulkheads reinforced and a cherry plywood veneer has been installed. All new tabbing installed with radius fillets. More fillets and tabbing to do on the port side locker and galley bulkheads. Switching to the outside decks now that it has warmed up with plans to take time off over Easter to prime and paint decks. Lots of sanding and prep work, sand, wash, sand, wash. Hopefully finish up port side and bow this weekend then switch scaffold to starboard side and stern.