Solgansvind

This is Solgansvind. A 32 foot Sloop, Clipper Marine. 

From February - July 2010, Erik and I travelled back to our hometown, Abbotsford to work on the boat (renovating a few things) which at the time lived on a raspberry farm. What we did:

. Tore out the kitchen counter and replaced it with new wood and stainless steel, that   Erik welded together.

. Gutted the quarter berth, that held old fuel tanks from the inboard engine that used to be there, and created beautiful storage space.

. Refinished all the wood (mahogany) in the cabin and v-berth. 

. Painted any other wood inside a nice Kona brown.

. Removed and replaced four windows in the galley. What a huge job and not to mention messy! Never use mechanical sealant as an alternative to sicaflex. The black, disgusting stuff will stick to anything and is incredibly hard to remove. Sicaflex also reacts with water, creating a better seal - awesome for any leaks. 

. Painted window frames black

. Fixed the motor

. Replaced all hinges 

. Replaced the base kit for the heater, which is propane fueled. 

. Re-installed the oven, also propane fueled. 

. Polished out any rust stains on the outside on the boat

. Painted the bottom coat!
. We also found a dinghy on craigslits for a good price, just built. So we finished it up. It is a 12 foot rowboat that came with hand-made japanese wooden ores. So rad!

We launched the boat on July 2nd. It was a nice cloudy day.