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Project List For My S2

  • Figure out how to set it up. (journal)
  • Figure out how to set it up single handed.
  • Straighten the mast base plate. Its bent a little.
  • Remove the cushions & porta-potti and clean every nook and cranny. (started Oct. 24)
  • Fix headliner in cabin (glue it to ceiling)
  • Check out the lights and wiring. started Nov. 30, 2009
  • Remount the engine bracket
  • Recaulk & tighten lower rudder gudeon
  • Re-install lock hasp on port cockpit seat.
Shoping list
  • Teak for seat reinforcement strips & floor rail for fuel compartment. (used my own white ash).
  • Trailer lights (done)
  • Tongue jack (done)
  • Battery (done)
  • Starboard for hatch modeling (done)
  • Cotter rings for stay and shroud pins. (done)
  • Finish for rudder & hatch cover boards (puchased Dec 30)
  • Rubber mat for under fuel tank
Completed
  • Fix the trailer lights (definitely get some LED lights) (ordered from Walmart for store delivery 8/21) (done!)
  • Get a trailer tongue jack (while I can lift this thing, that's for the birds!) (done)
  • Fix engine (journal)
    • get a fuel hose (it didn't come with one - ordered from Walmart for deliver 8/21)
    • get it running
    • get seal for cover
    • check out lower unit.. seemed like there is no lube and the gears are sloppy (worrying about that).
  • Replace teak strips under cockpit seats & floor strip in front of fuel tank compartment. (done)
  • Build engine stand (done)
  • Paint or varnish lower half of rudder. Done March 19,. 2010
  • Straighten the rudder lower pintle pin - its bent probably from when the rudder broke (done)
  • Replace knot meter with depth meter. (installed cap over hole in bulkhead - March 18, 2010)
  • Refinish the companionway slats. started Oct 24   completed March 17, 2010
  • Fix compass and knot meter glass (de-fog it). started Nov 28, 2009  installed Mar 17, 2010