I've had and loved my 1983 H34 for 14 years. This being her 30Th anniversary year, I wanted to give her some extra special love. Last fall it was 6 weeks in the yard on bottom and hull work - redid all the striping - paint, vinyl, including refreshing the name on the transom - lots of wax too.
This past couple of weeks, as part of my cabin refresh, I refabricated the engine hatch/step down which was 30 years beat up. New plywood (MDO I think they called it) Used left-over formica from the counter replacement I'd done previously. Made a new door for the engine compartment that the 2-step ladder is also fitted to - teak veneer on that. Detailed the ladder, including sanding steps to clean wood, and the bulkheads around that area also - including new teak edging while I was in a veneer frame of mind. Stained it all and 3 coats hof Minwax helmsman poly. Replaced the burnt out microwave with a new one, and re-built it in, and in the rear bulkhead panel, cut out a vent area and installed a Home Depot bought return air vent which gives that rear bulkhead a clean look - alhtough I'm the only one who would see it.
Enjoyed the project, and am moving on for more of the same - windows and ports when the weather breaks - all of that is in boxes in the winterized head - staged and ready to go. All new hinges too for everything that's topside to replace those original beat-up ones. Ebay was a great source for hinges by the way at a good price!
This past couple of weeks, as part of my cabin refresh, I refabricated the engine hatch/step down which was 30 years beat up. New plywood (MDO I think they called it) Used left-over formica from the counter replacement I'd done previously. Made a new door for the engine compartment that the 2-step ladder is also fitted to - teak veneer on that. Detailed the ladder, including sanding steps to clean wood, and the bulkheads around that area also - including new teak edging while I was in a veneer frame of mind. Stained it all and 3 coats hof Minwax helmsman poly. Replaced the burnt out microwave with a new one, and re-built it in, and in the rear bulkhead panel, cut out a vent area and installed a Home Depot bought return air vent which gives that rear bulkhead a clean look - alhtough I'm the only one who would see it.
Enjoyed the project, and am moving on for more of the same - windows and ports when the weather breaks - all of that is in boxes in the winterized head - staged and ready to go. All new hinges too for everything that's topside to replace those original beat-up ones. Ebay was a great source for hinges by the way at a good price!
