Sitting in quiet contemplation on the deck of my sailboat, I came up with a list of projects. Some old, some new, but all things that would improve our days on Odyssey.
Here are the things that I'm realistically going to get done this winter:
- Clean the cockpit.
- Clean the cabin.
- Swab the decks.
- Clean the green scum off the mast and mast fittings.
- Put the new winch in.
- Clean, sand and oil the hatch slides.
- Clean, sand and oil the door slides.
- Clean, sand and oil the cabin-top grab rails
- Fill the holes on the sides of the cockpit where fittings have been removed.
- Build a new door for the companionway.
Here are the things that I'd like to do, but really, what're the chances that I'll actually get them done?
- Get a new main sheet.
- Replace the other lines on the boom (outhaul, downhaul).
- Get the line I need for a jib downhaul.
- Replace the old, ugly cleats with new, shiny stainless steel cleats.
- Replace the lifelines.
- Put on a real stern ladder.
- Sew new cushions for the cabin.
- Put in an electrical system that actually works.
I'm sure that there's more. There always is.