Now the work starts. As Lyn says all too often, we’re living “this old boat.”
Arriving on the truck
After we trucked our ‘new to us’ Pearson 422, Paperbird, to Annapolis from Houston, we splashed her on the Magothy river and started on the list. And what a list it is…
and going in the water
The good news is that we get to refit the boat exactly the way we want her. The bad news is that we HAVE to refit her to get her exactly the way we want her. Lots of repair/upgrading to do so this will be an ongoing saga. No quick fixes here.
So far this summer, we:
Working on chain plates
- replaced the stem fitting, chainplates and headstay
New bow sprit and stem fitting
- replaced the bowsprit. Special mention here to Jeff Carter at Carter Fab in Millersville. There was no way possible to replicate all the angles and get that thing to fit right.
Even when we started putting the new one on, I was sure it would never fit right. But it just slid right into place, nice and snug. Amazing workmanship!
Working on the new windless
- replaced the windlass and added a washdown system in the anchor locker
Installing the wash down system
- replaced the furler with a Hood SeaFurl V. Turns out they offer a 50% discount if you trade in your old furler. Even if the old one doesn’t work any more. No argument here…
New batteries
- recut the jib to accomodate the different height off the deck of the new furler
- replaced the house battery bank. Also added 2 echo chargers (engine and windlass) to simplify and improve the charging system.
Phil Dalby: "know anything about a gas stove???"
Working on depth and speed gauges
Phil Dalby helping with wiring: "try the red one..."
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