Vira - Sailboat rebuild, Irwin Citation 34

Deck  New companionway hatch made and installed. New teak handle, 12mm plexiglass piece and stoppers  assembled. Fresh refinished cover (little bit visible under traveler) is sealed and screwed down on place. Difference from original, New acrylic glass instead of  heavy UV damaged one after 40 years serve, I replaced wooden stopper inside the cover to HDPE plastic blocks from bottom and top side. Now cover has no way to be pulled out completely  and find way over the board,  also stoppers  will not rot out in humid covered space under cover.   Windlass First version of mounting plate for windlass. Dry fit test shown the windlass itself must be moved 25mm toward port side to align chain with windlass. Also i decided to eliminate front piece  and leave just the "bridge". To be continued. Autopilot Pypilot Autopilot first test on water. Autopilot works relatively well on all courses with default settings. Tested Compass and Wind modes under sails and...

JUST small things and fun. Installed Barton winchers on main winches, Reinstalled engine room vent duct, Installed 3d Printed Horizon MD150 cover, Refilled water tank, installed tie anchors in v-berth to tie stuff boxes against movement, dry fitted bow roller and marked mount points, dry fitted windlass base and marked it.  

  Things are done since 12/20/23 [Deck] Cabin top, cockpit, decks fixed, patched, refinished and painted with 2 part Interlux Perfection paint and Kiwigrip non-skid. It took 130 hours of work, 19 work days, during 14 weeks deck painting officially done. [Deck] New aluminum hatches installed. It required rebuilding deck around hatches. [Deck] New Fixed windows cut with wire flange and to be able to screw them to cabin top,   reinstalled on DOW795 and screws. [Cabin] Cabin interior varnishing complete. [Cabin] Portside lockers painted. [Cabin] Refinished companion way steps [Cabin] Put covers on cockpit display back and inverter/charger locker. [Cabin] Head door installed. [Cabin] added support planks for refrigerator lid. (small thing). [Cabin] Slide drawer installed in galley under starboard cockpit sit. [Electric] Fresh water and Black water tank level indicators installed.   [Electric] Mast wiring tided up and mast cables gland installed. [El...

 Deck Put All cockpit hardware back. Ready to get for sail. Just need to take care about lines. Refitted Bimini top canvas and reinstall bimini. Cockpit waits for crew :) Sealed gap between companionway trim and fiberglass. Bow roller and windlass I cut out starboard side bow roller plate to make space for "real" anchor bow roller. New chain bow roller VERY dry fit.Original one was ok for rope, but no way to use with chain. Took chain locker measurements.     

Deck  After 130 hours of work, 19 work days, during 14 weeks deck painting officially done. Deck paining Picture of the day Deck painting officially finished.  Bow area left not finished due to windlass installation planned for later time this year. Beside it, deck is spiracle new. Couple more pictures.   Hardware reinstall Reinstalled pushpit rails, and cleats.

 Weather fun. Today morning we had several minutes gust up to 76mi/h on the marina. docks was drugged good 50ft and pushed to the cove wall. Fortunately no boats was docked there.  Walk bridge bent Here is no water any more  between docks and rocks My "paint booth" destroyed. Dock twisted 30 degrees  to horizon   And bonus pictures  

Picture of the day Cabin top no-skid surface finished.    Navigation  Installed IMU on gimbled mount. (small black box)      Deck  Day 147 Cabin top Kiwigrip no-skid applied. Looks good.       Cockpit preparation. Ready to paint. Day 148 Took masking tape off. And put haches and covers on places. Cabin top looks great. Cockpit painting complete. (masking tape keep hatches closed)   An addition to original no-skid template i added pad on the top of transom. It was slippery to get back on the board. End of the day pictures Day 149. Deck sides preparation, sanding (surfacing) and masking taping. A lot of swatting. 28C and 98% humidity early morning and 34C with 80% RH closer to noon. No painting today due to weather conditions.  Deck ready for no-skid application.