The Companionway Doors
The original doors had seen better days and one of them was being held together with duct tape so I knew I would need to replace them. Luckily, there was a replacement door already in the boat cut from a piece of plywood. Not very pretty but it will keep the boat secure while I […]
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Reupholstering the Cushions
The original cushions were in useable condition with only one of them having a hole worn into it but I just didn’t like how they looked. So I bought some Sunbrella fabric and using the foam as a template I made some new covers. This also gave me a chance to inspect the foam which […]
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My First Boat
Spirit Dancer is a 1980 Tanzer 7.5 (25 foot) sailboat that I purchased in late August 2014 through a charity auction for a $200 donation and a $350 dollar “documentation” fee. The boat had a different name then which I have subsequently changed. (shh, don’t tell Neptune) The boat was bought from North River Power […]
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