S/V Passage - Refitting a Classic (& Building Our Skills) Before Cutting the Docklines

While we've gotten some big things accomplished recently, it's also been a weekend for miscellaneous other projects to make Passage look and feel like a homey cruising boat. David spent hours on Friday scrubbing the ceiling with all purpose cleaner/degreaser and a hand brush to get all the dirt and mildew spots off...it looks AMAZING! You'd never guess now that she didn't look this "good as new" last weekend.

We also managed to thoroughly clean the head (aka: bathroom) and make serious progress on the bilge (stinky boat basement), too. I was ready to spend big bucks on special cleaning supplies for the bilge until David had a conversation with the boat store guys, who recommended Dawn...yes, as in the dish soap...saying he just leaves some of it in the bottom of his bilge at all times. So we'll try that and see how it goes when we make it back down there this coming weekend for the big launch!

On top of those two dirty, dreaded tasks we also:
~Rigged the dinghy (row boat) to the davits (dinghy hangers)
~Cut the remaining settee foam cushions to size
~Cleaned the faux leather ceiling cover (beige colored head protector)
~Threw away ALL the old cleaning supplies that were at least half melted under the sink
~Sorted through all the random, miscellaneous paperwork in the Nav Station
~Cut the rest of the vberth foam to create a solid 6 INCH memory foam mattress...for the grand total cost of $154+tax!
~Started cleaning the stove/oven. This last one may sound silly but have you ever tried to clean your appliance at home when it's swinging back and forth whenever you touch it?! I haven't figured out how to lock the gimballs in place yet, so this task started out a bit more difficult than expected!

I also found an alternator, rusted almost beyond identification, wrapped in a paper lunch sack in the galley cabinet that also holds refrigerator cooling system. It's location, lack of attachment to ANYTHING, and state of total disrepair are a complete mystery.

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I just can't get over how COMFY our mattress is!! When I laid down to tuck in the sheets, I could have just stayed there and taken a nap!! (Yes, all the exclamation points are highly deserved!) !