We did a lot of work to this boat but not all of it was interesting enough to deserve its own post. So here it is! 🙂

The transom of the boat wasn’t quite strong enough to support the new arch and dinghy on the back. We damaged it slightly moving the boat from the Chesapeake so now we need to fix it properly. We had to remove the entire arch, which was a huge pain in the ass because it’s large and sitting like 10’ off the ground. Luckily Kyle picked it up with the forklift and made quick work of setting it on the ground for us. The actual repair is 3/4” marine plywood epoxied to the backside of the transom and laminated in place with thick fiberglass. This is actually one of the nicest repairs we’ve done. It’s done properly, it’s solid, and we don’t have to worry about it anymore!

One of the shadiest things on this boat was the fact that it doesn’t have a true bilge pump. It was designed to use the (extremely slow) shower sump pump instead. Because I always go overboard I bought a 4000 gph pump to add to the boat just in case. This thing is a monster but I feel better with it there.

I didn’t get pictures of the final install but the hose went on pretty quick and is hidden behind a panel in one of the small closets

The sewage hose in the boat was 20 years old and starting to smell so we replaced all of that, including a rebuild of the pump on the toilet. The boat smells a lot better and the toilet works smoother! (And now I know how to work on the toilet so that’s  fun) I also added a filter in the vent line to further cut down on smells.

I love all of the cats that I get to pet!

Time to reinstall the arch!

We made one final run of crap off the boat to the storage shed and I’ve been slowly putting things away and installing parts so the inside of the boat is starting to look like we could live there!