CONTESSA 32
NEW CHAIN PLATES- EPOXY REPAIRS ON DECK- NEW WINDOWS Installing the new U-bolts was a  precision job.  These are the top shroud's U-bolts. A new hole had to be done through the web. First we had to drill a pilot hole.  Here again, the Contessa 32 forum helped us to understand exactly the procedure. Then …
STAINING & VARNISHING - STRIPPING THE DECK FITTINGS-REMOVING WINDOWS & HATCHES With the first warmer days of March we started staining the plywood pieces. In total 32 boards of different shapes and sizes. Most of them were 12mm and some 9mm thick. First of all, we had to give them the right color. After the …
 EPOXY WORKS- REMOVING THE OLD TOERAIL- SANDING THE HULL- INTERIOR PAINTINGS EPOXY SESSION:  PART 3 All tools were ready: resin, fast hardener (for winter), silica, microfibers, lightweight filler, nitrile gloves, white overalls, and of course masks. On both sides of the V-berth a long plywood batten has been epoxied just over the original stringers. This will …
MORE CARPENTRY Happy New Year 2017 ! At the boatyard, working all day until 10pm. We had to sand the plywood pieces from  the front cabin and adjust them all together. The holes are obviously there to provide some ventilation for the lockers. It was now  the time to finish the cupboards doors. Originally the …
CARPENTRY & EPOXY WORKS The first thing  we had to do this month  was to take measurements for the interior woodwork. That  included a double V-berth in the forepeak, a starboard berth in the main cabin and a full stern berth, as well as some other small wood lockers and shelves. After looking around in …
COVERING THE DECK- REMOVING THE DIESEL TANK - MAST STEP REPAIR- REMOVING WINCHES & HANDRAILS We started building up a structure made of PVC hoses and plastic covers to keep the deck warm and dry during the winter months. This protection proved to be a very clever idea which enabled us to work on deck …
EMPTYING "SAMOURAI"-REMOVE THE RUDDER-CLEANING THE KEEL-LIFTING THE MAST  In the beginning of October  we returned  to our Contessa 32 "Samourai" to begin the total refit. The first and most important thing we had to do was to find a house near the boat yard and since it was the end of the summer season that …
SAILING "SAMOURAI" 