Hatching

No time to rest, I have a new prioritized to-do-list and only 3 weeks - roughly to do it all :)
This time, this is for real, November is key. Leaving later will lead to worst winds and overall colder weather, plus the risk of storms on the Californian coast.

First on the list, the main hatch that was leaking like a crazy, and transformed the forward berth in a pool.

Getting ready for the autopsy

As expected, the sealant was in very bad shape.

Corrosion at his best. No way, it will not leak.

Unrelated, but I did one of my last - hopefully - big shopping.
New VHF, and Lifesling. Safety first.

No surprise, the new radio is working, and now we gave the VHF on board.
That was not the antenna cable after all. Surprisingly.

The grinder is awesome. I like to destroy things.
This rod was stuck and bended, impossible to remove.

Even with al;l those tools, it took me at least one hour to get it dismantled.

Cake figures, using 3M  4200.

Voila! All together.

Need to get the new SS rod in place and some handles and stuff, but the hatch looks awesome, all screws and bedding are new.
Cannot wait to try it out.
Let's bring the water hose !