GANNET is an old boat. She was launched in 1979, so sometime this year she will be 47 years old. Old boat. Old sailor. Early next month I will have owned her for 15 years, longer than I have owned any other boat.
The wood in her interior is marine grade plywood and over the years it has been sanded often, at least by me, to the point where the surface veneer is in places worn away. I have filled and patched, but finally the partial bulkhead around the companionway had become unacceptable, so this week I sanded one more time and applied three coats of white Pettit Easypoxy. After and before photos are above.
I like the new look which makes the interior brighter. However the newly painted bulkhead makes the rest of the interior look shabby, so I will have to repaint it. Not a difficult or long job on a boat as small as GANNET and I had been considering doing so anyway. But it will have to wait. Carol’s birthday is next week, and consistent with having owned GANNET longer than any other boat, I have spent more of my life with Carol than any other person. After her birthday I am going to go to sea for a week or two.
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