Tag: restoration

Back in September I already posted the short video of the work that was done to fix some nasty leakage that was creeping in from the side and top (deck) of the boat. Because this meant I had to totally dismantle and remove the bed from its place this also meant I could redesign and clean things up around (and under) there.
This whole project took almost two weeks to finished which meant I had to sleep on the couch for a while, but it was certainly worth it!
I also had a small vacation in those weeks for a few days while helping my parents sail their new boat to their new home, so I did have some leisure time in there as well.
If you want to see my parents new boat check out this post:

Vacation time aboard a “Wadder”

And to see the full story about the leakage check out the video and the pictures below:

The Seadog has been leaking rainwater from somewhere along the hull of the ship for years now, but back in September I finally went searching and found the problem.
And it was a big problem!

As stated in the last update the next step was to also sand and varnish all the hatches that are on the boot. The main entrance hatch was in need of some serious repair, because the teak top appears to have been leaking and the wood underneath started to rot. All the rotten wood was removed and I just filled everything up with an epoxy filler. The hatches of the roof window on top of the cabin just needed some extra caulk here and there and the same goes for the other hatches. After sanding the whole lot, they where ready to be varnished. But it turned out that it would take a long time before that finally happened, because there where a few other problems to fix first. But more about that in the next update.

In the end of July and beginning of August when the weather was still hot and sunny all the teak that was not yet varnished was finally sanded and was treated with 6 layers of 2 component sealing varnish for teak. After those 6 layers another 2 layers of extra UV-filtering varnish was applied for the finishing touch. Because one needs to sand between the layers that are applied the whole endeavour took (even with some help of my father) more than two weeks. But one the upside after all this work, applying more layers in the future (about 2 layers a year) will seem only a minor task compared to this.
The teak hand rails where now also finally placed back onto the cabin roof and treated with the same varnish layering.
As one can see in the photo’s the handrails, the cabin ceiling window, the entrance and side beams of the cabin are now truly looking as new. The next step will be to also sand and varnish the hatches of the entrance, the cabin window and the hatch on the bow, but those will first need to be repaired and will then be varnished in the wintertime.