Ariel – To Do List:
Like most boat owners, I
suspect, we make owning a boat more difficult than it has to be by envisioning
scores of little upgrades here and there, and, sometimes, major overhauls that
provide a little extra peace of mind. Following is a list of projects my dad
and I put together during our summer sailing experience.
| PRIORITY | TASK |
| A DONE | Polish fuel / Clean tank |
| A DONE | Install raw water strainer |
| A | Align spreader |
| A DONE | Replumb fuel filter--manifold |
| A DONE | Finish teak |
| A DONE | Refurbish bowsprit and rebed |
| A DONE | Replace bobstay clevis pin |
| B | Replace O-ring on diesel deck fill |
| A DONE | Insulate mast cables |
| A DONE | Change mast wire exit |
| A DONE | Rewire deck/steaming light |
| A DONE | Check steering cables |
| A DONE | Check cockpit inspection plate for water penetration |
| A DONE | Install battery selector switch with diode protection |
| A DONE | Seal/Caulk companionway and slide |
| A DONE | Replace engine heater hose and elbows |
| A DONE | Flush heat exchanger |
| B | Install cockpit locker gaskets |
| B | Check oil pressure sending unit--high oil pressure reading |
| A | Align prop. shaft (at launch) |
| ? | Replace rudder stuffing box |
| A | Bilge-kote bilge and engine compartment |
| A DONE | Redo external strainer on raw water thru-hull |
| A DONE | Epoxy hull "blisters" |
| A DONE | Paint bottom |
| A DONE | Raise bootstripe 1 inch |
| A | Wax coachroof, etc |
| A DONE | Wax topsides |
| A DONE | Route radar cable |
| A | Fabricate new interior mast surround |
| A DONE | Refinish non-skid |
| B DONE | Install mid-ship cleats (C212-one vertical face) |
| B DONE | Install new fan belt |
| B DONE | Check/Clean all antisiphon valves |
| B | Install chain locker drain |
| B DONE | Replumb bilge pump setup |
| B | Hardwire shower bilge pump to battery |
| B | Install battery shelf |
| B | Install 4 new 6-volt batteries (E-3600) |
| B | Install icebox trap |
| B | Install LED masthead anchor light |
| B DONE | Fix fuel gauge |
| B | Replace holding tank |
| B | Install tank monitors |
| B | Install high bilge alarm |
| B | --Oil pressure alarm |
| B | --Engine temp alarm |
| B DONE | --Bilge pump chime and LEDs |
| B | Install downhaul for jib and staysail |
| B | Install battery combiner |
| B | Battery fuse protection (125 amp?) |
| B | Patch gelcoat crazing |
| B | Fix slug gate on mast |
| B | Wire external VHF speaker |
| B | Thru-bolt head |
| B | Solve freshwater draw problems |
| B DONE | Install lazy jacks |
| B DONE | Change transmission and engine oil |
| B | Install port side hawse pipe (WC?) |
| C | Install washdown pump/hose |
| C | Repair freshwater tank leaks |
| C | Add significant length of chain to rode |
| C | Stern pulpit seats |
| C | Reroute air tank lines and add external inflator |
| C | Hardwire GPS cable at pedestal |
| C | Install rubber mounts for engine blower |
| C | Make gear bag for dinghy anchor, rode, life jackets, etc. |
| C | Create proper tiedown for cockpit table |
| C | Install New York companionway lock |
| C | Redo Nexus and Autohelm mount |
| C | Install burgee halyards |