How To Add A Haulout To The Refit Mix | Boat Refit Documentary Part 13
Join us for the completion of the last boat work project for the year!
And what a year it's been.
In 2021 we have:
✅ Stripped, sanded and re-varnished the holly and teak floor in the saloon
✅ Removed, leak-proofed, rebuilt and re-installed all the port light trims
✅ Stripped, sanded and re-varnished all the removable timber fixtures from the saloon, galley and nav station
✅ Re-clad all the bulkheads and cabinetry in the saloon, galley and nav station (mostly with imitation teak Laminex)
✅ Re-varnished all the fixed timber in the saloon, galley and nav station
✅ Re-bedded all the stanchions and about 90% of the deck fittings
✅ Replaced 90% of the sheets and furling lines (that's sailing ropes for the landlubbers!)
✅ Stripped, sanded and re-varnished all the external timber forward of the aft cabin
✅ Stripped, sanded and re-varnished all the cockpit timbers
✅ Added a Kapten Boat Collar to the tinny, and had a custom-built cover made by Whitsunday Ocean Services - https://www.whitsundayoceanservices.com.au
✅ Repaired and repainted the entire cockpit
✅ Made modifications to the spray dodger and bimini set-up (thanks to Ullman Sails Whitsunday - https://whitsunday.ullmansails.com)
✅ Added new sheet bags and a new staysail (also thanks to Ullman)
✅ Had new cockpit cushions made (thanks Theresa!)
✅ Re-wired the entire boat! (Thanks to Michael & Kris from Ion Marine Electrical - https://www.ionmarine.com.au/services)
✅ Beefed up the battery cables
✅ Installed a new charger-inverter
✅ Installed a new, stainless steel stove surround (with help from Airlie Beach Welding and fabrication - https://www.airliewelding.com.au/services)
✅ Installed new upholstery in the saloon and nav station (thanks to Mark at Elite Marine Trimming)
✅ Hauled out for minor keel and hull repairs + routine antifoul - using a primer by International Yacht Paints (https://www.international-marine.com), antifoul by Carboline (https://www.carboline.com) and Propspeed (https://propspeed.com). The haulout was possible with help from the fantastic team at Hawkes Boatyard in the Coral Sea Marina (https://hawkesboatyard.com https://www.coralseamarina.com) and Dan from Whitsunday Diesel & Marine (https://www.wsdiesel.com.au)
(Please note: none of the above are sponsored or endorsements - they're just the particular services and trades we chose to use and had a good experience with)
Today, the last fittings are going into a newly replaced headliner in the saloon and work on the cap rail is continuing, but that, as they say my friends, is "another story for another time"...
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Join the Smallwoods - Sharon, Julian, Josh, and Pepe (the Blue Burmese) - aboard Sailing Vessel Brilliant II. Brilliant II is a Kelly Peterson 44, built in 1978. Julian and Sharon bought the boat in Phuket, Thailand, in 2005, and sailed her slowly back to Sydney, Australia. Over the next five years they lived aboard and sailed the coasts of New South Wales and Queensland. They are currently based in the Whitsundays, Queensland, where Josh was born in 2010. In 2021 they began a refit of the water-damaged interior (which had needed doing since the start!), while continuing to sail on mini-adventures north and south of their home port. Sharon is a photojournalist by trade, but realising YouTube is a thing has started creating videos too. You can also follow their adventures on Instagram at @shazatsea.
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