I don't know why it has taken this long for the obvious to set in, but the work in restoring every little bit of a 41-year-old sailboat is infinite - even on a boat as relatively well maintained as this one. Infinite must end by next May or June as this boat will see water at that point pretty much no matter what.

Here are eight winches getting degreased and refurbished as necessary. One Barient 22-39 needs a part and, of course, this part is not available from a company that does not exist. I hope there is a solution other than purchasing another winch. If I move the winches off the mast one winch will work for the halyards rather than having dedicated winches for each. I have Schaefer stand up blocks to make the turn at the base of the mast. Perhaps this is the way to go.

All the remaining bits are off the mast. Alumiprep and Alodine have arrived. Primer is on hand. Must now begin ordering Alexseal topcoats. I am looking forward to testing out the new Axis HVLP rig with a great 3m Accuspray gravity feed gun. I shot Target Coatings water-based varnish on a project to test it out. My, what a great finish. This will be fun.