New Curtains in the salon, that's boat speak for living room.
New Cushions!
Probably the most time consuming project for Theresa was the varnish work which doesn't photograph well. There isn't all that much wood; just the bottom rail that the door rests and slides on, the u-shaped top rail that holds it in place, and the vertical piece (also u-shaped) that stops and seals it. Lots of corners for varnish to run in, poor light, and a b**** to sand!
The white strip that is screwed to the newly finished wood is the glide runner that Larry fabricated out of starboard (a kind of plastic that is about the texture of a kitchen cutting board) what you don't see are the roller devices that he also fabricated that glide on the white strip and now the door, which used to bind, now opens as smooth as silk. Hooray!
The big ticket item was a new bimini top and enclosure for the fly bridge. Our bimini was very mildewed and was nearing the end of its useful life. The plastic window enclosures were way past their useful life and we are thrilled to have new windows we can see out of. This project was not much work on our part as it is beyond the scope of my sewing abilities or interests, all we had to do for this one was write a check.
The old top was cream colored and showed dirt and mildew very easily, this time we opted to go darker. Burgundy would have been nice, but with the sun beating down dark colors are very hot so we compromised and used beige Sunbrella with burgundy trim. We like the look but have already discovered that it is indeed hotter than the cream was, the good news is that the dirt does not show as easily.
