Dang...8 months since I've updated the Blog. The 3 best reasons that I can think of is procrastination, procrastination and procrastination. Besides that, I've been busy working and playing.
Last summer I was going to document our progress on Scout starting from the beginning up to the present.  Well, you see how that went.
First I'll catch up on me. Last August I went back to work. Not a real job, but a part time fun job to keep me busy during the long cold winter months when I couldn't make any progress on the boat. Two things I didn't count on. We didn't have a long cold winter and the part time job turned into full time.
Then...along came an opportunity to make a boat delivery from Bocas Del Toro, Panama to Rio Dulce, Guatemala. Who can pass up that? Especially when you have a WONDERFUL wife who encourages that sort of behavior. So I immediately said a temporary good bye to my job, WONDERFUL wife and Dory the trawlerdog. Off I went to Panama to embark on an 800 miles offshore adventure off the Central American coast. Too much fun and too much to say to include in this post but maybe later we can revisit.
I came back to my WONDERFUL wife, dog and job ready to get on with the boat work. My job is now over for the season and I'm back to full time boat work (take out for yard and houseboy chores).
Now to catch up with Scout. I left off with the teak deck removal. The truth is we did that 3 years ago. Yes...we've working on the this boat for almost 4 years.
Decks are done.

Pilot house and salon roof has had the old non-skid sanded off, reglassed. Hatches added to the pilot house roof.

Reglassed-Hatches Cut

Finished

Exterior of boat is completely finished. Sanded, primed and (at least) 3 coats of 2-part Interlux Perfection paint. All of the teak handrails replaced with stainless steel.

And one of the BIGGIES. The windows have been removed, reglassed and replaced with new aluminum ones. All fourteen of them.

Every thru-hull and seacock was removed from the boat. The underwater ones were replaced with new Perko and the above waterline ones were rebuilt and replaced.

Engine drive shaft removed. New cutlass, carrier and couplings. New stern tube hose. New cutlass bearing housing. Drive shaft reinstalled.
New electric fresh water toilet. New water heater. All plumbing lines removed and replaced with PEX. New Electro Scan, New shower sump.
New exhaust up sized from 1 1/2 inch to 3 inch.
Swim platform removed, sand blasted and powder coated.
New underwater light.
Rudder removed. Shaft and bearing housing rebuilt.
Fuel and water tanks removed, sanded and epoxy coated.
Interior refinish is 95 % complete. All new LED lighting for exterior, navigation and interior. Headliners replaced, teak trim refinished and replaced. Teak and holly floors refinished. New fans.
All abandoned wire removed. All wiring in new Panduit conduit. New DC breaker panel for added systems.
Raw water alarm, high bilge water alarm, new freezer under salon settee, spot light. new deck lighting front and aft. Radar arch with new Garmin 18HD radar. New Garmin 740S chartplotter with sonar.
New windlass and bow roller.
I'll think of more after I post and think about it some more.
Oh ya,,,the bottom is completely sanded done to original fiberglass ready for epoxy coating.
So what's left?
The 3000 watt inverter is in the boat but not wired up. The auto pilot is in but the hydraulic lines are not connected and the system bled out. Fuel water tanks need to be installed along with fuel filter system. Gen set is not installed but all wiring is in. Swim platform (duck board) needs to be installed. Refrigerator is all wired and ready but not put in place. Doors and cabinet doors are all refinished but need to be hung.
Bottom work needs to be complete.
How long to go? No promises but soon! We have already paid our slip rent for the year starting last week. Nothing like a little motivation.
Where are we going? Originally plans were to go to the Mississippi River and get ready for a future trip south to the Gulf. But, water conditions in the Mississippi the last couple of years have sucked with the flooding and the distance is about 140 from the house.
We decided to spent a couple of years at the Lake of the Ozarks as it's only 70 miles and convenient with our lifestyle for the next couple of years. Village Marina. Slip 1 Dock H.
Lots more pictures to come....soon. I promise.
Peace, love and boatwork.
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