The Seadog got a new tarp for the upcoming winter season. It’s not exactly pretty, but it’s better then all the loose white tarp’s that were put together to make a semi weatherproof tent. Now there is a base layer of full waterproof tarp and on top of that a heavy (brown) tarp to make the entire tent more heavy, weather and wind resisted. This contraption did in fact survive several storms already. One of these storms actually peaked at 10 Beaufort and the tarp was perfectly intact. The whole boat (and the wooden frame) where shaking and making disturbing noises, but in the end all was well.
Building your own dish wash rack
I decided it was time for little side project. When doing the dishes I always find myself with the problem of where to easily put the wet plates and other big items. Usually I try to put them behind the faucet, but most of the time that ends up being a big mistake because the plates come falling down into the sink and then I can wash them all over again. Pretty frustrating stuff, so I had enough of that nonsense.
Somewhere in a YouTube video I saw a person who had made a special kind of dish wash drip contraption above his zink and found that so convenient that I wanted one as well. This would also have the benefit of no more manually drying the dishes. Just put them above the zink and let them drip. Super lazy I know. But also super handy.
So it was time to design one custom-made for the Seadog. I first put some effort in getting the design right so that the least amount of space was needed, for the most amount of storage. In the final product no space was wasted at all, because on top of this contraption one can put other stuff as well (in my case a small Jerry can with water). All in all, it worked out beautifully and every time I use it I can’t get over the fact that something so simple can make such a big difference.
It’s all rotten!
The floor beneath the steering wheel / rudder was totally rotten and needed to be replaced. Also a better support was needed so that in the future the new wooden floor would stay in it’s place when for example one would jump up and down on it. The new wooden floor was coated with epoxy and also painted with the same polyurethane paint as the cabin. Some other work was also done on the side of the boat where some water was leaking with heavy rainfall.
