Beginning to see the light (at the end of the boat project list)!

Things are really taking shape around here!  We might actually be able to cut those proverbial dock lines and set sail one day (soon). 😉

You might remember our original boat project list from way back in June, and then our first list update in October.

Well, our current and pending boat projects somehow seem to be winding down (yay!), yet still seem simultaneously overwhelming (boo).

However, we have made a conscious decision to try our darndest to not add any major projects to our list (which is surprisingly pretty difficult to do — note the additions at the bottom of this post). We know there will always be improvements and upgrades we could make to the boat (and sink our $$$ into), but after our list below is complete, we really don’t “need” anything else. We want to freaking cruise people! Not work on boat projects for the rest of our lives. 😉

^^maybe we can finish the majority of our list so we can do more of this.^^

I am happy to report that items #15, #21, #22, #24, #39, and #46 have now been scratched off and marked complete!!!  And items #26+27 are in the works. The only big ones left are installing solar panels, fixing our tridata, and replacing our fridge.

Here’s where the list stands…

1. Flares & flare gun
2. Check fire extinguisher expiration date
3. Shower curtain
4. Float switch bilge pump
5. Extra bilge pump under quarter-berth
6. Wine bottle holder affix
7. Change boat name
8. Registration sticker dinghy
9. Maroon paint for boat stripe
10. Light bulbs
11. Fix shelf/cabinet in head
    
12. Wing nut drawer guides quarter-berth
13. Sized rope with clasp for ladder
14. Stereo speakers
15. New fenders *Ordered ones sized more for a cruise ship than a 37ft. sailboat, and had to return them. Fun times shipping those back. Not!
16. Charts — Florida/Bahamas
17. Chafe protection for anchor lines
18. Fix hatch latch on anchor locker
19. Propane tanks and locker clasp
20. Clean raw water strainer
21. Change oil; oil filters *This was part of our engine overhaul + maintenance
22. Fiberglass 4th side of engine oil catch tank *never actually did this, just decided it was unnecessary. 
23. Jib sail needs restitching
24. Genoa furling drum serviced *Dunzo! Read about it here.
25. Crack in bobstay
26. Bow port window leak *We received our new portlights! “Install” is at the top of Jereme’s to-do list.
27. Quarter-berth port light *We received our new portlights! “Install” is at the top of Jereme’s to-do list.
28. Overhead hatch leaking *Jereme has decided to do this also on our other (forward) overhead hatch.
29. Autopilot needs to be fixed
30. Fix/replace water tank
31. Service seacocks
32. Spreader lights
33. Soft spot on anchor locker
34. Cockpit LED lights
35. Toilet/vent for waste
36. Fix wind instrument/tridata
37. Enhance anchor/chain; check what exists
38. Wax boat *never actually did this, just decided it was unnecessary. 
39. Oil leaks from timing gear *This was part of our engine overhaul + maintenance
40. Install solar panels, charge controller, and inverter
41. Replace plumbing to head
42. Fix shower sump pump
43. Waterproof canvas top
44. Fix/replace refridgerator
45. Replace reef and topping lift sheaves
46. Bathroom sink faucet
47. Rebed chainplates in head
48. Install WiFi booster (new item)
49. Replace dinghy valve and address minor leak (new item)
50. Replace all the running rigging (new item)
51. Replace the corroded windlass circuit breaker fuse and battery wire terminal lugs (new item)
52. Maintenance on dinghy outboard motor (including carburetor cleaning) (new item)

Jereme kindly informed me that he added a few items to the list, but these have been completed. Thank god!

1. Epoxied wood blocks to the transom for hose supports
2. Sanded the floor board hatch edges (that were jammed)
3. Tightened the dinghy davit supports
4. Removed the plastic pipe covers from the standing rigging
5. Replaced all the cotter pins with cotter rings
6. Added new rubber end caps on our swim ladder legs
7. Replaced hatch spring on our nav station
8. Replaced all our dock lines

Keep your fingers crossed that we can get everything done in the next three to four weeks and meet our goal of setting sail by the end of January (or at least be ready to set sail around that time — weather is another issue).