I was right!

In late July I predicted that Ms. Bettencourt's middle cabin rehab project would take a long, long time. I was right. It would be easy to get discouraged at this point, but there has been significant progress.

The following list reveals a slow and steady advance. As of today:

• All of the wood work has been removed and is in various stages of refurbishment
• A new bulkhead panel has been fabricated, painted, fitted and fastened
• The steering station deck panel has been trimmed to fit the new bulkhead's profile
• Surface preparation for the dashboard area is completed and is primer ready
• The shore power panel is reinstalled
• The dashboard storage compartment has been rebuilt
• About 75 percent of other painted surfaces have been washed and degreased

Results so far are not pretty. The photo below, shot with my back against the transom in the aft cabin, could be a good "before" photo in a before/after sequence.

And the following view, looking aft, is just as stark.

More cleaning, and more surface preparation, including sanding and spot priming, will probably take another week -- unless it gets too hot to work.