Before and After Pictures - 4 weeks - February 21

We thought it would be fun to look at before and after pictures after 4 weeks of hard work.

This is how it looked the first day we arrived.

And today.

The view from the rear with the old inflatable dingey hanging on davits.

The old dingey has been removed and construction on the roof has begun. A few solar panels are in place and the new gangplank has been a huge improvement.

View from the cockpit toward the bow, portside.

And same view 4 weeks later after pressure washing.  The superstructure has one coat of primer and the rotted handrails that were causing the rust stains have been removed.

The pulpit.  No work has been done here as yet.  This will be a project for another work session.  We won't have time to work on it this winter.

The bow upon arrival.

The bow after pressure washing and some epoxy repair.

Looking from the bow back towards the stern on starboard side.

The same view with the chain removed, pressure washing and primer on the superstructure.

The cockpit.

The cockpit has not been a big focus yet except for pressure washing and cleaning up a bit. The captains chair has been removed because the floor will need to be replaced later and it is in the way right now.  This is a central location for entry into the boat and is central location for tools.  No use to clean yet.

Looking toward the stern from the cockpit.

Same view after pressure washing, scraping spilled crud off of the hatch cover and one coat of primer.  Huge difference!  The chairs in the back corners have been removed for the time being.  The chairs sit on top of propane tanks that need to be hydrostated, etc and all will go back in due time.

Viewing from the superstructure back towards the stern.  The old roof is completely shot.

Construction of new roof begins.

Viewing the top of the roof.

Viewing the top of roof now with the some solar panels up.  There will be more.

First view of the galley.

And same view after cleaning.

2nd view of galley.

Same view with stove removed.  We are using a camp stove until we find a replacement.

The navigation station upon arrival.

The nav station now with the table and facing removed.  We are using the table in the dinette and the equipment will be delt with another time.  Obsolete equipment will be removed.  Some wires will be reused for other purposes. 

The dinette upon arrival.  This area is so full of stuff that you can't even tell that there is a dining table under it.

After removing stuff and cleaning.  This picture is with the original table.

We changed out the original table with the navigation table.  We plan to use the original table in the salon area when we reorganize it.

With all of the stuff in here I didn't realize there were shelves in this area.

They now function as the kitchen pantry.

The main salon area.

Cleaned up and everything put away.  The blue indoor/outdoor carpet has been removed and I have cleaned up the parque flooring.

This picture shows all the stuff that was stored on the lower bunk.  There were sails, an inflatable raft, many sets of sheets/comforters/pillows and the cushions for the dinette.

Both bunks were taken completely apart and cleaned.

Not much has changed here yet.

The only changes here is that we have moved in movies and books.  Can you tell who sits where?  LOL

The Mechanical Room had a washer and a refrigerator in it when we first arrived.  We removed the washer when we found out that it does not work and it will be replaced with a new model soon.  We are still using the refrigerator although it has been relocated into the salon area for now.  Carter is still determining whether to replace the built in refrigerator or if it can be repaired.  As of today, we are leaning towards replacing it. 

Everything has been removed and Carter will be working on wiring his solar panels, batteries, etc.  He will have to write more specific details on that project as it progresses.

The anchor chain locker before.

And after cleaning, priming, and painting.

The airstream upon arrival.

The airstream after unpacking what we brought to use and unloading stuff out of the boat which is being stored under the awning.

The tent with the first work table constructed.  One more large table came after this.

Priceless treasures removed from the Halcyon are being stored under the tent safe from bad weather.

A view of the port side of the boat after we launched the Boston Whaler and we could get into the river.  We have a lot of fun with the Whaler.  We go for sunset rides every evening that we have time.

The Captain with his favorite toy!

And that is the Halcyon refit at 4 weeks.  We feel good about the progress we've made and look forward to the next couple weeks.  We plan to paint the superstructure, walkways and freeboard in the next week.  We will then have to take a short break and take a trip to Tennessee to check on things there.  Upon return it will be time to take it to the yard and paint the bottom.  After that we can focus on replacing some of the equipment and appliances.