Rudder DONE! :D and working on new rudder bushings (Patreon)

Hi guys 

It’s official the rudder is DONE! All that’s left to do now is to stick it back on Athena. Well... not quite ;) Before doing that I’d love to replace the rudder bushings. I get started on that in this video. And I might also want to beef up the rudder tiller arm. The knowledgable Mr. Cement boat guy pointed out some issues with the spiffy looking one I had made last year. 

All of the above get’s down-prioritized by the fact that we moved Athena to a different spot in the yard yesterday. YAY!  That means I can finally get started laying up glass to reinforce the structural members. I’m excited and dreading that at the same time ;) It’s going to be a lot of work but after that comes rebuilding the interior. That is the carrot dangling in front of my face ;) 

In related news, Ava arrives in one week. Yikes! I’ve got a ton of cleaning to take care off before then ;) Living by myself aboard a small boat I’ve got a feeling my standard for cleaning might not be up to snuff ;)

The plan is subject to change but the idea is to put Obelix up one the hard for a few days when she gets here. Just to scrape the bottom and slap on a  fresh coat of antifouling. Then Obelix should be ready for us to go sailing during Ava’s second weekend here :) 

We are going to work aboard Athena while Ava is here but I also want her to experience some of Denmark. I’m sure we’ll find a nice balance :) 

I hope everyone has had an awesome weekend. Thank you so much for your support! :)