1) Take all squabs home and look to either get them recovered professionally depending on cost otherwise I will have a go at it myself.
2) Take the bow roller/anchor roller off and take home so I can modify as somewhere around the Florida Keys is the self launching part of the roller so want to get that fixed up so the poor windless has a chance of hauling the 110lb anchor up without us having to precariously dangle ourselves over the front and help it with a boat hook.
3) Take the steps that lead from above to below home, sand back to bare wood, revarnish and install new nonslip deck tred on steps.
4) Attempt to get the large cockpit floor grate/grille in the car and take home to sand back and revarnish.
5) Install new gas califont outlet vent (I bought a new stainless steel one) as the plastic one that came with the vent kit has melted - I guess the hot gases from the water heater are pretty toasty after all.
6) More sanding and varnishing however this time it has to be done on the boat so fingers crossed it is hot and sunny and we can get a good couple of coats on. Going to attempt to do the woodwork behind the throttle control, wood behind ST60+ instruments and companionway area.
7) Repair leaking diesel tank, this one had been plaguing me ever since she went up on the sand bank coming into Tampa Bay, I am going to get it this time!
8) Repair locker door in front bedroom where someone went through it in rough seas coming into Wellington.
9) Cut and polish out the huge black mark on the hull made from a tyre when it rubbed for a day after a mooring line broke in Lyttelton, it looks pretty unsightly and is shaped like a llama which bugs me!
10) Remove old stickers over the boat, the registration stickers from USA, name stickers (so I can replace with new ones) and anything else that looks tatty and wants gone or upgrading.
11) Remove and take 4:1 block on mainsheet home and repair after it broke mid Cook Strait and nearly took someone out.
12) Remove outboard bracket off back rail and take it home so I can make a new one thats not so rough looking.
13) Clean out old ropes and front locker because I seem to collect all sorts of bits.
14) Remove autopilot bracket on rudder post and take it home so it can be cleaned up and hot galv dipped to stop it rusting.
15) Design battery boxes for house batteries to go under bed in rear as I am tired of them moving, and if we get rough weather I dont like the thought of near 200kg of batteries moving around in there, also look at moving all sorts of electronics as its close to the engine bilge and tends to get damp and go rusty.
16) Look at raising the bed base in rear to allow more room for batteries, inverter, electronics and allow better access for maintenance as its a nightmare to access correctly.
So thats the written down list which is pretty extensive so far, I think. But unless you write something down and have a clear goal you end up standing on the boat going...ummm I am not sure what to do and end up wasting the whole weekend. So back to Florida times and work hard all day and get lots achieved! bring on the weekend, I am looking forward to seeing the boat again.
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