Tearing Down And Building Up

Spent the day on the boat today.  Usually when I say that I'd follow with saw whales and sea lions and stuff; maybe did some crabbing or caught a fish or two.  Today however, I can say that I saw mold; wet, smelly insulation and more wet, rotted plywood.  YAY!

I painted the walls in the Captain's Bunk this morning with Kilz paint to cover up the mold that was growing behind the paneling.  That is some potent stuff!  While I was working on that Paul, Dave & Ty were tearing into the roof of the wheelhouse.  I was really hoping that by some kind of miracle it would be dry up there.  It wasn't.  The entire roof and ceiling had to come off.  Even after 2 months of being covered in some pretty hot temps the insulation was dripping wet in some places.

While all of that was going on Shawn was putting the head back together. We have to get everything finished up in there so we can get the shower stall back in so we can close up the hole in the lower roof. The new shower floor was welded in already. The floor has been coated in epoxy paint. The insulation has been put back in the wall and a new wall has been constructed between the shower and shop. Phew... these guys have been busy!

~Misty~

Starboard roof.

Bow roof.  The far hole in the roof is where the shower will go through.

Putting up the facia; notice the crown.

Captain's bunk.  You can see the black mold on the white.

More of the Captain's bunk.

Not sure what this wall was, but you can see the rot in the lower corner.

More roof rot.

Looking down through the roof into the head. Hi Shawn.

Captain's bunk ceiling.

Captain's bunk ceiling.

Starting the roof removal.

Captain's bunk skylight... still not funny!

Paul removing the roof.

Wheelhouse ceiling.

Wheelhouse ceiling, other side.

Captain's bunk, no roof.  Note the nice white walls.

Head.  You can see the epoxy on the floor and the new wall that will go between the shower and shop.

New insulation in the head.

Flying bridge.... just kidding.....maybe.  I'm standing on the Captain's bunk looking towards the bow.

Roof Extension & Shower Floor

Headed down yesterday and today to check out the progress.  We were excited to find that the shower floor had been cut out and replaced and the roof was going back on.  YAY!!  The roof is being extended a couple of feet to over-hang the deck area around the house.  We'll be able to walk all the way around the house without getting rained on; WOO! HOO!!

~Misty~

Shower floor cut out

New shower floor

New shower floor installed

Stern roof overhang

Starboard roof overhang



Rag Blanket

I finally finished my rag blanket for the boat.  It is cotton skull & crossbones & bandana fabric on the front and denim (blue jeans) on the back. The skull & crossbones fabric is the same pattern as the curtains. I figured with the denim on the back it would be good and sturdy to throw down on the boat deck or on the dock.

Front

Close up

Front/back

Back; blue jeans

Birthday Boat Quilt!

Although the SHAD wasn't finished in time for my birthday party, we headed out anyway in the Wooldridge.  We had amazing weather and have the sunburns to show for it.  My girlfriends Brenda & Tara made me this beautiful quilt for the boat. The black skull & crossbones fabric is the same fabric I used to make the curtains.  I can't wait until I can put it on the boat!!  The pictures just don't do it justice!

~Misty~

Front

Back

Signature Block



More Head Shots

Here are some more shots from the head.

~Misty~

This is the wall behind the toilet; on the other side of this wall is the wheelhouse.

Many holes in the floor below the shower

Another view of the wall behind the toilet



I've Lost My Head!

Every night Dave and I head down to the boat after work to see how things are progressing.  tonight we found that the plywood for the roof had been painted; the beams for the ceiling had been stained and the head had been gutted out.

We knew there was going to be some problems under the shower and that the wall between the shower stall and shop was going to be rotten.  The holes under the shower were a little larger than I expected though.

We have to get those holes fixed so that we can get the shower stall back in through the roof that is currently off. After the shower stall is back in place we'll be able to put the head back together.  One of our friends once mentioned that he has some cedar that could go on the walls if we'd like; I'm hoping he still has it!

~Misty~

Ceiling beams.  These will be exposed in the galley

New lower roof

Looking into the head. You can see the shower drain sticking up in the middle

Looking out from the shower

Hole in the steel deck under the shower stall

Shower stall on the front deck

Jolly Roger

WOO! HOO! Found a Jolly Roger flag at Western Auto.  I'm having a lot of fun with the Pirate/Skull & Crossbones theme we have going on.  I'm working on a rag blanket using denim and the same fabric as the curtains, but in red.  I'll post a picture when it's done.

~Misty~

No More Roof II

Just a couple more shots of the lack of roof.

~Misty~

stern, lower roof

Shop



Next.... On To The Wheelhouse...

We have tonight off from working on the boat as it is too hot to work under the cover.  We really need a little overcast or light rain to cool things back down again. Those that know me well, know that I would rarely, if ever ask for rain in Juneau, IN THE SUMMER!  Nor do I ever say that I'm too hot, but that is definitely the case right now.  Anyway, back to the boat.... I was there long enough tonight to get a few pictures of the carnage, I mean progress in the wheelhouse.

~Misty~

This is looking up into the wheelhouse from the galley. Normally there would be ceiling below in the galley and a chart table above in the wheelhouse

Looking down into the galley from the same hole

Captain's bunk



No More Roof

We spent all day Saturday tearing down the roof.  The more we took off, the more we had to take off due to finding more and more rot.

Port side

Starboard side

Bow

Another bow view, all the black wood is wet and rotten

Pile of wet, rotted wood and insulation from the roof.  This filled my truck to the top of the canopy.