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A longer view of the prop shaft After so many years of adjusting the flax packing by laying over the engine with two wrenches, I'm looking forward to the new dripless shaft seal. Blue Angel 2007-03-20T14:57:16	The main cabin ports Preparing to strip the old corroded plating off the port metal trim. Blue Angel 2007-03-27T18:22:52	Varnishing the interior teak woodwork Since many pieces of interior woodwork were loose, they were brought home and cleaned and varnished (polyurethane). Blue Angel 2007-03-27T18:23:00
Surface preparation begins Sanding begins on the topsides gel coat, long with patching of larger blemishes. Blue Angel 2007-03-30T15:23:40	Deck patching and priming The old Awlgrip on the deck was difficult to remove, and the underlying gel coat is being patches and faired. Nearly all deck hardware has been removed. Blue Angel 2007-03-30T15:33:00	The cockpit and stern deck being primed On the cockpit I eliminated of old holes, rerouting the bilge blower out an existing stern deck cowl vent instead of into the cockpit. Blue Angel 2007-03-30T15:33:06
Working continues on the fairing Some many curves and faces make this work very time consuming. The main cabin hatch and the cockpit hatches are being treated down in the garage below. Blue Angel 2007-03-30T16:46:16	The cabin top is starting to look good The fairing is nearing completion on the cabin top. The foredeck is still being worked. Blue Angel 2007-03-30T16:46:26	A view of the cabin top progress This kind of work would be nearly impossible outdoors. Blue Angel 2007-03-30T16:46:40