Various little jobs

As I must wait for the hull to dry and the weather to get better in order to start the epoxy work I am going through all those little things that are to be done even though of secondary importance.

I am trying to help the drying with some plastic cover which I am not sure it will survive long to this season's strong winds but an attempt is worth trying as every morning the humidity keeps the hull wet up until noon when the sun's up and manages to keep it dry only for few hours.

 

I've been cleaning and greasing/oiling the winches...
 

 


Removing the old shaft bearing:


Playing around with electronics... now light and music are ON!


 

All lights are working on the mast. some of them are already LED the others will be replaced as soon as I know how much money (if any!) will be left;

 
There was a leak of rain water from the engine room lid... the sealing was "cooked" by the sun so I removed that and put a layer of epoxy resin before putting new UV resistant sealant:

 

 

 

Been doing a lot of research on the internet to buy new lines:




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