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I have had a amazing amount of interest in my last post, so here is a picture of the sister boat, that is up for sale in Portland. It is a very good deal if someone is interested. Some pictures of the boat show a bit more wear than mine, but the interior is definately cleaner. I am gutting my interior, and refinishing all of it, and redesigning some of it. I will never sleep as many as 8, so I will change a couple of the beds to storage. 

I did not take any pictures of mine, but will surely do this, the next few weeks. I plan to record the entire process, from beginning of demo to her maiden voyage. I plan to do this in 4-6 months. This will include:       

                    #1 Emptying the entire boat of the contents and taking inventory of them

                    #2 Taking out all removable interior parts.

                    #3 Bleaching and cleaning of the entire inside

                    #4 Making sure all mechanical systems are sound

                    #5 Sanding and refinishing all interior

                    #6 Taking vessel to boat yard, for haul out, complete survey, bottom paint 

                    #7 Complete rigging tune-up

                    #8 Electronic upgrade

                    #9 Change her name 

                    #10 Maiden voyage

As you can see, I am on the 10 step program. I am sure there will be setbacks, unknown issues, and some headaches. But I am ready to start on Sunday with project #1!