Update

Well a lot has happened these past few months. Gotten a lot of work done on Miss Sadie.

4 New portlights.

Got a lot of sanding on the deck done. Will get some of that painted tomorrow. I did paint a racing stripe on the boat. Seems that ACE doesn't sell oil base paint so I had to sand the latex off and start over. Here is the first coat of the wrong paint. Everyone said it matches Lisa hair. She doesn't want a pink boat. 

Ordered our fridge/freezer a couple week ago. Really happy with it. Its a 50 qt ARB that draws next to nothing on power.  I went with the ARB because the Engle was the same price but only 40 quarts.

Got a inflatable dinghy brand new really cheap. I did put a bottom job on it before I put it in the water. 

Got a Garmin Chartplotter and depthfinder.

I got a main sheet traveler.  Got the main sheet away for the back of my head and can now use the bimini. Going to have to get a new one as the Taylor Made is nothing but junk.

That's about it for now. Painting tomorrow and leaving on Thursday.  If you want to stay tuned loved to have you. Want get updated but maybe once a week. We plan to stay a military marinas when we need to.

Last Post

Due to health issues with my wife I will not be updating this blog any time in the near future. My plan is to finish Miss Sadie and possible put her up for sale.

Adding some photos

Need to update

Since the weather has been bad for a few weeks now I've not got much done on the boat. I went to the boat yesterday to take the new hatch boards to see if they fit. OK I know where are the pictures. Like a dumb a$$ I left the camera at home.

Just a few items I need to take pictures of and post.

New Lowrance Elite 5 chartplotter.
Wooden shelf to hold the chartplotter and my handheld VHF.
New swing out cockpit table.
New hatch boards.
New to me dinghy. Bottom paint came in yesterday.


I did get the starboard long portlight re bedded. Now the galley is dry. Still need to do the other one along with the other 3 opening portlights. I was real worried about trying to remove the portlight. I just took my time and some goop off. I used the bytel rubber in a calking tube to seal the portlight.

The only photo I took. The interior outer ring is off. I could see daylight. Someone in the past tried to stop the leaks by calking on the outside edges. Nope that don't work. If your going to stop the water the remove the portlight and do it right.

I've been thinking about building cabinets behind the settee and galley.

I've got the oak plywood 1/4" to replace the old ugly pieced up board to the motor. I'll frame the inside and insulate. I'll frame the cabin side with 1/2" so is looks more like a door.

I've been using red oak material and re mahogany stain. 4 to 5 coats of varnish. I did get some stuff from the local hardware store in spray cans for the exterior. It says UV resistance. Maybe they will look good more that a couple of months of Texas sun and heat.

Throttle cable

Got the new throttle cable yesterday from Seattle Marine. Went to the boat this morning. Got the new throttle cable installed. Sure works smooth. Didn't get the jib up to install the longer pendant. The wind got to blowing to strong. Will try again in a couple of days. Guess I need to order new 7/16 line for the drum. The old just doesn't want to end to end splice.

Not much else going on at the moment.

Splash II

The additional photos I couldn't upload earlier.

Splash

After 16 days on the hard we finally splashed.  Plan was to go to Port A for the night then head home the next morning. Didn't work out that way. We ran aground and had to get BoatUS to pull us off. Seems a tow a pushed up a bank and we ran right into it. Glad I got the insurance.
The following is just a photo story of us splashing and coming home.

I've got a couple more photos but having a hard time getting them uploaded. Will try later.