Demo(ing) the Ceiling Tiles in the Salon

Well it's easy to get side tracked on projects and that's exactly what happened today:)

All of the Ceiling Tiles are now gone! Next should be checking the Electrical Wire that runs from front to back! This is not my strong suit. Then either restore the molding or replace it. Did not find the exact match, so I might have to remove the old paint then repair it, after installing the new ceiling panels. It's going to have instead of ceiling tiles (old look) to bright and clean ceiling panels!!!

That's about all that happened this Saturday. Tomorrow's a new day - Keep coming back to watch the transformation of Ms. Marpro this Winter:)

Little by Little . . .

Well I haven't posted for a while, but there's been a good of bit done! Deck and Roof has been completed!!!! It's about time. Just in time from the last storm, Winterizing was the call in order.
A little leak in the Galley, but just two weekends ago part of the Galley was painted, that appears to have fixed this problem - We'll see:). It's time for the Winter project to start.

This list is getting bigger and bigger, but it's still attention and getting it done, well will be quite exciting - The fun part of restoration is the inside. List goes like this:

Finish painting the Galley.
New Paint the sleeping quarters
New Paint in the Head
Replacing the Ceiling Tiles to a new style in the Salon.
Moving the Refrig to it's proper place in the Galley
A NEW Stove and Oven - (this is going to break the bank:) )
Inside woodwork
Re-wire all electrical and add more outlets! (It's easier to start anew than follow old wires).

Ok, if that's not enough . . . Well that's crazy:)

It's going, going and and going

Well it's taking a little longer than expected, but as of this weekend the Deck is 85% done (found that the ribs needed some attention - Sistering they call it) so that too is being worked on while the deck is being done. The roof is 99% done - masking tape off today! Then awaiting for the Brass Railings to return so that I can put them back on.

There's alot of Brass that was just painted white (for an example, the railings, Red and Green Lights and the Port Holes - why they did this is beyond me), by the previous owners, now we're trying to have the Brass come back to it's orginial state.

One Day at a Time . . .

The work to be completed is coming soon. The roof is getting closer and closer to being done. With continued great weather and a few more days off during the week or at least a few afternoons/evening after work this part maybe completed as soon as next week.

The deck in the back is to be worked on this coming Saturday and may take only a day to complete. If so, new pic's will be added.

Once the roof is done - then the bow (roofs over the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom) will commence.

Just recently found a person to redo some of the side parts of the Marpro - hoping this project will start shortly and take a few weeks - keep your finger's crossed.

Goal: To get these projects done before the end of Summer - The race is on, first day of Summer, started yesterday.

One year has past - Mom where are you???

I noticed that I have been left along for one year - I can't stand it!

Luckly Mom came back today. "I'm still a great boat!" I yelled . . .

I think I caught her attention. She spent the day and night (Saturday) and acutally worked on me on Sunday! Yea!!!!

I gave her my punch list:
1) Redo the Roof - (she's working on it!)
2) New back Deck - (she's got someone in mind - thank you!)
3) Redo the frontage (the roof over the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom) - maybe in July/August.

It's been a while

Well it's be quite a while, since Ms. Marpro has posted herself. Hoping to save her self to show much more improvement, however it does take time. In our next posting you will see the work done thus far and more improvements inside will be coming shortly. As they say "keep coming back" and see what we are doing:)

Time to Bundle Up - Winter is coming

Well Ms. Marpro enjoyed the summer with "going topless - showing herself down to the bare wood", but now it's Winter and it coming quick and with a cold, wet spell about. So, it's time to prime that bare wood and "batten" down the hatches for the next couple of months. Take a look!

(Wishing that we had more time, we had to act quickly to protect Ms. Marpro for the next couple of winter months. So, we protected the bare wood, with primer - started with the staining and varnishing as well)