Poking around

I finally got a chance to poke around on Solstice tonight and found a couple more "little" problems. Nothing a lot of time (but not a lot of money, thankfully) can't solve. The nuts on some of the keel bolts are pretty much shot but I think I can clean up the threads and wind on new nuts as the bolts seem sound. The bolts are really just backup as the lead keel is encased in over 1/2" of fiberglass so I am not TOO concerned about doing a 100% repair, but if you know me you know I have to try to get it right. Worst case is, I put in a few "sister" bolts and I will sleep well at night. The second problem is the compression post under the sole for the deck stepped mast. It is pretty dodgy. I have no idea what it looked like when new but now it looks like a amoeba that has been glued together with nasty gunk... I just have to remove the old post and slide in a new piece of metal or better yet fiberglass, and I am good to go. Should be a piece of cake...I love working in a space that I need a mirror and flashlight to see what I am doing.
The good news is the electrical system seems well laid out and should be good to go. I want to add a couple more cabin lights and another bilge pump but that shouldn't be a problem. Also the plumbing looks fine, a couple of sea cocks need to be freed up as they are stuck and I don't like the way the shower drains into the bilge but all in all it is not bad. I want to replace the fixtures in the head and galley down the road but if they work okay I will stick with them if I can get the years of accumulated mung off them.
My focus for now though has to be on Biscuit! Candace got the bottom painted this afternoon and I finished waxing the topsides at the same time. I got the outboard on and her life jackets stowed so I have to call her done! She goes in the water at 1:00 pm tomorrow and I need to get her rigged and ready to sail by Saturday so we can enjoy a mini vacation over the holiday weekend. She is for sale and I have had a bunch of calls the last few days but any sale will have to wait until after the 4th!
I like sailing....have I mentioned that?
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