Project Log: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Earlier, I'd removed all the electrical system down
basically as far as the pilothouse sole. Now, I
moved into the engine room to begin the clearing out
process there. I systematically stripped out the
remaining wires, battery cables, and appurtenances, plus
whatever hoses and other equipment I could easily
remove, and which might hinder the overall washdown I
planned later in the day. I removed a plywood
battery box and supports, fire suppression system, and
several other installations. |
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There was still vinyl liner in the head, so I removed
that, as before. I cut around any obstructions and
would remove the remaining bits of hardware and so forth
later on. |
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With all the extraneous stuff out of the boat, I set up
my power washer and washed down the entire interior to
the extent possible, trying to dislodge any remaining
mud and silt that might be hiding--plus that which was
clearly visible in many areas. |
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In the cabin, I used the spray to remove some of the old
nasty foam residue from the bulkheads that had been
covered with the vinyl liner, and generally gave the
whole boat a once-over. Adding some pine-scented
cleaning agent helped sweeten the interior of the boat,
which had stunk of the grave, so to speak, from the old
river mud and silt that had been hiding in the corners.
Worried about the inaccessible areas beneath portions of
the v-berth and whether, as such, they'd be filled with
mud and silt, later I drilled some large holes (inside
the top storage compartments) with a hole saw to allow
me to peek inside. I was pleased to find that
there was not mud and silt in there, so with that, my
initial cleaning of the boat was complete, and she could
now move indoors to begin the project for real.
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Total Time Today: 3.25 hours
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