MY YACHTIVERSARY ! One Year Since I Bought My Boat!
I can’t believe it has been a year since I found my dream boat! Here is a fun little video I put together of flashbacks of a very small glimpse of the work and fun from the past twelve months. Here is a list of what I got accomplished. Many of you have followed along through the struggles and triumphs by watching the videos and cheering me on and I can’t thank you enough!
1. Bought Boat
2. Scrapped 6+ years of growth off bottom
3. Pulled Engine
4. Pulled diesel tank
5. Degreased lazarettes and engine bay
6. Painted lazarettes and engine bay
7. Installed new bilge pump and plumbing
8. Installed rebuilt engine
9. installed waterlift
10. replaced all sheets and halyards
11. replaced masthead blocks
12. painted deck
13. painted v-berth
14. painted cabin
15. painted head
16. removed head cabinet
17. installed holding tank
18. installed all new head plumbing
19. installed macerator pump
20. built out anchor locker
21. installed windlass
22. installed anchor set up
23. removed old icebox
24. installed temp. chart table
25. installed ais + gps antenna
26. installed new batteries
27. installed battery isolator switch
30. installed autotiller
31. installed new steaming light
32. rewired entire boat
33. installed new cabin lights
34. started head vent installation
35. started new switch panel cabinet
The pay off was…
1. lots of day sails
2. several trips to Catalina
3. 9 days onboard circumnavigating Santa Cruz Island
4. seeing whales, dolphins, sharks, seals and sunfish
5. sailing to Catalina to go scuba diving (A highlight, Sail&SCUBA!!!)
6. getting to take my friends out for a glimpse of the magic.
and endless hours of video editing….
Thanks everyone for you support! I hope this song is stuck in your head for the next two weeks.
Fair Winds,
Sailor James
SV Triteia
1965 Alberg 30 #55
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