Work to Date

Before quitting for the worst part of the winter we got a fair amount accomplished. In specific:

- Coamings, seats and hardware disassembled
- Seat boards sanded and stained
- Floorboards removed and sanded
- 85% of deck sanded and ready for painting

I have the material to build a new mast and boom and to build a bowsprit. These will be made out of cedar trees that have been peeled, dried, and varnished - I got them secondhand, and they'll need smoothing and re-varnishing, as well as hardware. I'll re-use as much of the original mast hardware as seems feasible, but I'll also need more blocks than I have available. Rope-stropped wood-shelled blocks would certainly look nice, and might prove to be a good indoors project.

I'm hoping to get started on the spars in the next week or two, but in the meantime I also have to build a steambox for the new cockpit coaming and prep the replacement frames. Things might not move too quickly, but at least I'll be busy.