Maybe When I'm Done Restoring My 41' I'll Trade It In On The 51'. Love These Boats!

Another step closer on the cockpit seat/propane locker.

Found another picture of Farley's boat, Happy Adventure. #sailing

Farley Mowatt’s “Boat, Who Would Not Float.”

Diesel tank sprung a leak. I had planned on replacing it anyway, but what a mess!

I hated to get rid of the teak deck, but at the same time, I'm glad I won't have have to maintain all that teak. Either way, it had to come up. The core of the deck had rotted and made some squishy spots. It was a very messy job as after all the teak was removed the whole thing needed to have a layer of epoxy ground off, that I'm sure was there from from a previous repair. The issue of the rotten core is infamous in these boats, and why they are often referred to as Leaky Teakies. The problem is that all that teak is screwed through fiberglass into the core. If the teak deck is not meticulously maintained, every one of those million screw holes eventually leaks into the core.

Just a bit of corrosion in there. Time to rebuild or replace the starter.

Sucia Island