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looked good in the ad. In fact, we were pretty sure we had
really found a gem of a boat. And in reality, we had. We
simply had somewhat higher hopes that the boat wouldn't
require quite as much work as our 27', which had really taken
6 full months to complete just the interior, not to mention
the exterior, which much had been left untouched at the time
we sold her. |
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| The woodwork,
as you can see from the this photo of the head, had seen some
neglect (mainly windows left open). |
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| On January
21, 2001, I began the painstaking process of gutting our newly
acquired Commander. Compare the picture above, to the one on
the left, and you'll see to what extent we went to ensure that
nothing went untouched, or left to speculation. We ripped it
all out! |
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| Everything,
but the bathroom sink (literally), along with the A/C unit
went bye-bye. By March 2003, we had sanded almost every inch
of wood back down, bare, and then had the arduous task of
cleaning up all the dust.... ALL THE DUST. It got into
everything! |
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| From the photo
above, you can see the steps were the final frontier. They
were not easy to do, even removing them, but we persevered,
and found success in being patient and sticking with it.
Jamie and I
contacted our trusty upholstery guy, and had him working on
the upholstery while it was out of the boat, and tackled a few
other projects along the way.
For those
that wondered how much time this really took, trust me when I
say it took every bit of 6 months, with almost daily visits to
the boat for sanding and refinishing. This is a task not for
the faint of heart. Lots of dust, and many hours.
The end
result was definitely worth it. |
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