With renewed vigor, having such a successful maiden voyage (hahaha), we returned to our work. Here is a good example of some of our damaged doors. This hole was cut to hold the toilet paper dispenser (classy).

The Work Resumes

The woodwork is coming along nicely. We were able to salvage most of the teak doors. Some simply needed to be stripped and oiled. Others needed to be stripped, taken apart, repaired, and reassembled, before they were oiled. We shopped around for some teak, and found it difficult to find, as well as expensive. My Dad found an antique teak table from a Chinese temple for $75 in a small shop. The owner of the shop said the table held an idol that represented “nature” (or something like that). There were several discussions about the consequences of chopping up such a thing. It was concluded that the nature god would prefer floating around on a sailboat than sitting in a store. After all was said and done, we were able to repair every door except one (thanks to the table gods). The missing door was found at Minney’s in Newport Beach. It was not exactly the same size, but would work. We decided to put it under the chart table since the base cabinet was damaged. The new door, being larger than the others, helped cover the damaged cabinet. The door was cut down and shaped to match the other doors (it is the bottom door in the picture).

More Wood Work

The chart tabletop was also in bad shape. There was a large hole drilled in the outer edge, and it was beginning to come apart in areas. We decided to try and salvage it. You are able to see the finished product here. Knowing what we had to work with, we went for “character” as opposed to perfection (not that we are even capable of perfection). We purchased an old chart of the area for $1 from Kelley’s Marine in San Pedro. It was glued to the tabletop and covered with 2 coats of resin. It came out pretty nice. The best part…the whole project cost me $16.

Chart Table Repair

The new cushions are done. My friend Dan and I went back and forth for 3 hours at the fabric store trying to decide on the right fabric. For the record... Dan was right! Everyone is very happy with the finished product. If you remember back to an earlier entry, we were worried about having enough fabric to complete the cushions. I asked the upholstery guy if he had to “stretch” the fabric to complete the job. He said that stretching was not enough; it took “magic” to make it all happen. He had to be very creative to work it out but they really came out nice. The roll of fabric on top of the cushions will be attached to the walls. We wanted the wall fabric to have a forgiving pattern. We also bought some material with a nautical pattern to use for the curtains and pillows.

New Cushions

Here is the fabric we chose for the pillows and curtains. I know what your thinking... too busy. There wasnt a very big selection of nautical print fabric. I think it will look good in small amounts, trust me.

We are wrapping up the woodwork on the interior. We have had to be real creative with the repairs on the large interior doors. I should have some pictures soon.

Too Festive?