It was a little more difficult removing the vinyl than we had expected. Glued up with 3M 5200! Anyway they are down. I must say, the boats are well built. Good beefy stringers support the deck above. All nicely glassed in.
New Adventures Ahead
“I don’t know where my road is going, but I know that I walk better when I hold your hand.” –Alfred de Musset
Home is where the heart is or in our case where the boat is docked, but we knew when we sold our home that we wanted to find somewhere to put roots down again. We’ve spent the last three years trying to figure out exactly where that would be. I’ve always felt that when it was the right time and we were in the right place we would know. Things do seem to fall into place when they are supposed to.
New Adventures Ahead
“I don’t know where my road is going, but I know that I walk better when I hold your hand.” –Alfred de Musset
Home is where the heart is or in our case where the boat is docked, but we knew when we sold our home that we wanted to find somewhere to put roots down again. We’ve spent the last three years trying to figure out exactly where that would be. I’ve always felt that when it was the right time and we were in the right place we would know. Things do seem to fall into place when they are supposed to.
The Ceiling Plan
We have decided to attempt to get the ‘look’ of the classic glass/teak that we find attractive in a trawler. So we obtained some rough teak boards and milled them to a dimension we think will suit the boat and the ‘look’ we are after. Here are the trim…
The Ceiling Plan
We have decided to attempt to get the ‘look’ of the classic glass/teak that we find attractive in a trawler. So we obtained some rough teak boards and milled them to a dimension we think will suit the boat and the ‘look’ we are after. Here are the trim…
Salon Ceiling Upgrade Project
Our 2009 KK48 North Sea was delivered with a padded vinyl ceiling. This was the first 48 delivered with this way. Previous boats much to our envy were delivered with a beautiful glass/teak trimmed ceiling. Over time the plasticizers in the vinyl began …
Salon Ceiling Upgrade Project
Our 2009 KK48 North Sea was delivered with a padded vinyl ceiling. This was the first 48 delivered with this way. Previous boats much to our envy were delivered with a beautiful glass/teak trimmed ceiling. Over time the plasticizers in the vinyl began …
Back to Sylken Sea
Back in Maryland. Sylken Sea at our dock on the Pocomoke River. About to start another boat project. Stand by!
Back to Sylken Sea
Back in Maryland. Sylken Sea at our dock on the Pocomoke River. About to start another boat project. Stand by!
Death of an Impala
While on a recent safari at Lion Sands Ivory Lodge in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa, we watched an African rock python swallow an impala. The opportunity to watch a python swallow its prey is rare and ours was even more so, in that the typical prey for the python is much smaller animals…
