Renovation begins!

After thrilling sailing season I’m convinced that Motoko deserves to be brought back into decent shape. She will be my day-sailer for some time so I want her to be fresh and good looking.

I was lucky to get a winter place in NSS club which is in my city, a walking distance from where I live now. Very convenient given the scale of what I plan to do:

• removing the whole bottom paint, primers and what-not up to bare gelcoat or laminate

• removing blisters and covering the whole bottom with several layers of epoxy

• repairing deck which developed cracks along the freeboard seams

• painting deck and freeboard

• making new cockpit floors and benches

Pretty much for one winter.

Interior renovation will have to wait for next winter.

Just for making it habitable now I’ve ordered new madrases in Poland.

At least we will have a way to sleep.
Cooking and other necessities will be fixed with camping equipment.

I’ve erected a proper boat house around the boat, giving me protection from the element, keeping everything dry and enabling me setting up mobile workshop.
Not to mention protecting my boat neighbours from all the dust I’m gonna produce…