When we bought V, we made a to do list of the necessary projects and upgrades that needed to happen before we brought her up to San Francisco.
New seals for the sail drive
Replace the 30 year old seacocks (Changed the Seacocks in the head, and the Seacock under the V Berth)
New Flexofold Propellor ( original is a fixed prop)
Replace running rigging
Keel fairing
Name changing ceremony
The main projects needed the boat to be hauled out so we found a do it yourself yard a few minutes away from our slip.
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| Old prop |
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| Shiny and New! |
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| Removal of vinyl lettering. Heat gun and plastic scraper helped peel off the old lettering. Goof off and lots of rubbing helped remove the nasty adhesive. |
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| Goodbye Lions Paw |
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| We had originally thought of using vinyl lettering for the new name, but after a recommendation from another boat owner at the yard, we ended up calling Gino. He arrived the next morning, on a Sunday, showed us sketches and a box full of paints. He painted the name 20 minutes later. Turned out perfectly! |
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| We were slightly nervous as this was a very permanent project, but luckily the risk paid off. |
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| Yes, we had a denaming ceremony for Lions Paw and a naming ceremony for La Bonne Vie. Guinness and wine were used. We took all the necessary precautions considering we were planning on doing an offshore sail a month or so later back home. |
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| Removal of the 30 year old seacocks. We decided to keep the thruhulls as they looked solid and were fiberglassed in, which we have read is a big no no... either way after removing the scupper thru hulls and the galley thru hull( a later project) we are glad we didn't change out these ones for the time being. |
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| The sink valve actually broke in half during removal.... Major project finished. FYI Seacocks are Andys nemesis. |
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| Ready for her voyage up north! |
-Boat yards are dirty
-There are many ways to do a project, but not every way is the right way. But again, there are pros and cons to every method.
-Andy becomes a mad scientist if he's left alone on a project and is not fed meals every couple hours.
-A project that you think will take an hour, will take a day.
-Owning a boat that needs work and is six hours away is very stressful.
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