Well we’ve been working hard on our boat jobs for the past 2 days and we’re starting to see some progress. Mark spent Friday and Saturday working on all the through haul valves (there are 8 in total). These valves allow us to close all the “holes” that lead to the water. These through hauls let us drain our sinks, decks, toilets etc. It’s super important to make sure each of these valves are lubricated well so if one needs to be closed, it can be! By the end of our working day today (Saturday), all 8 were fully functional!!!
I have spent the past 2 days working on washing all the surfaces in our boat and I mean ALL the surfaces plus inside cupboards and shelves. Mold and dust has spread everywhere and it took several cleaning methods to remove. Some areas that were really bad received the mold control treatment (a special cleaner designed to kill mold on the surface and penetrating deeper) and other areas were wiped down with vinegar and water. After the initial vinegar treatment, all the surfaces were washed with pine-sol. I am super happy to say that the main cabin and the aft cabin are now clean and look amazing.
We are working hard to get the boat ready for launch which is schedules for Tuesday, Nov. 16. There are a few more jobs that need to be completed before the boat goes into the water and that includes checking all the through haul exits and changing the zincs.
The start to our newest boating season has been quite challenging. We certainly never dreamed the boat would be in such a state. It was very discouraging at first (and second) glance but now that we’ve made headway on the cleaning and some of the jobs, it is looking much better. We do have a few surprise things to replace that aren’t working like the microwave and it looks like all our batteries need to be replaced . These batteries provide power for all boat systems (including starting the engine) when we are not plugged into shore power.
We still have 3 days before we have to move out of our Airbnb and onto the boat. We will continue to work on our jobs so Crimson Kathryn will be in ship-shape when we move aboard!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 