WORK WORK WORK

Pinoy Boat Yard
Port Carmen, Cebu
Philippines

So another couple of weeks and for the most part all I have to report is spelled out in the title
WORK, but that is what boat yards are ment for anf I am making good progress. The best news that after being in the "land of plenty" USA for the last four weeks Kathy returns on Sunday to help me cope with the mess that is our home.

Rcently there has just been lots of sanding, tapeing, varnish or painting, pulling tape and the same goes on for three or fouyr coats. Remembering on varnish it's never the last coat!!! One goal has been for 97% of the galley to be done before Kathy returns and I should meet that,asuming varnish/sanding boy Calvin takes no unscheduled days off. When you work a six day week for $10 US /day you may have the I can't see coming to work problem but think of supporting a wife and child on that income in any place other than this. A great place for our dollar to get work done that's for sure.

Hope these photos load!!!


FOR DAYTIME THE STOVE LIVES ON MY BUNK
AS VARNISH WORK PROGRESS'S





HAZEL HELPING OUT
CAT HAIR IN THE VARNISH
NO NO!!!!




IF I HAVE LIST AT LEAST SOME THINGS GET DONE




SOMETHING FINISHED




NOT QUITE DONE AROUND THE SINK

Hopefully more finished in the next few days!

SLOOOOOW!!!!

Pinoy Boat Yard
Port Carmen. Cebu Philippines

So after trying to update the blog with photos for the last four hours and half a bottle of RUM . You got what You got. Frustration with internet speed. I hope those that follow us get some idea of what we are doing besides being exasperated over the internet connectivity here.

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WORK

Pinoy Boat Yard
Port Carman , Phillipines

Here and working away. That at least goes for me as Kathy has abandoned ship to visit family and friends back in Southern California. She is set to return the end of the month and I am trying to the the jobs done that create the most mess.

 Currently our aft berth is filled with finished varnished items, the old cockpit cushions and whatever else I can stick in there. The v-berth which is in the process of a total re-do is also filled with more stuff. I'm not sure why we have so much stuff but we do and it's pretty much all necessary to our lifestyle and the work that needs to be done when in a boat yard. I say currently under re-do for the v-berth as I was waiting for materials to finish the new headliner and let our carpenter, Esmer, move on to work on another boat but he is soon to return. That of course is if I can finish the work in the main saloon so what is now stuffed in the v-berth can return to it's normal resting places.

In the main saloon/galley area our current worker Calvin and I are busy sanding, painting and varnishing. If only you did not have to allow drying time things would move much faster. So it's two coats of primer and three of finish, a minimum of five days so you may as well add another two and you can see that everything just takes time. I don't mind the rest periods but I need to keep Calvin busy. I pay the yard 550 Philippine Pesos per day which translates to about $13 US. Now he most likely only see's  400 pesos or about $10 US/day and he works hard !! We have been looking for a spot like this where labor is still inexpensive since we bought Po oino Roa almost 13 years ago and we are going to take advantage of it and get every bit of work done the we can afford before crossing the pacific back to the coast of California and Mexico.

Now to see if the photos will load!!!!!!


THE NEW CABINET, NOW FOR KATHY VTO BRING THE CATCHES
INSTEAD OF BLUE TAPE



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LOOK AT THAT SHINE NO MORE WHITE FORMICA

 

VARIOUS VARNISH PROJECTS

WORK CONTINUES

Pinoy Boat Yard
Port Carmen, Cebu
Philippines

Living on a cruising boat the work never ends but being in a boat yard such as Pinoy with inexpensive labor other than visioined projects seem to take on as life of their own. On arrival there were to main projects, a new hard bimini and a cabinet to replace the ladder in the aft cabin. The cabinet is installed and today I started the finish of putting hinges on the doors. It has been a wait to get the hinges from "worst marine" in the States. The bimini work has not yet started, but a full re-hab of the v-berth is well underway.

The v-berth project started as just painting out, white instead of varnish, a very water damaged bulkhead  to a complete re-do. The headliner material has been removed from the hull sides and replaced by wood strips. The coach roof headliner was also removed and will be replaced by new. Today I sanded the varnish and applied a second coat of new gloss, previously the entire inside of "Po" had been satin finish. Sanding 3 1/2 hours varnish another two. Then it was on to try and finish some of the cabinetry work. The 3/8" x 3/8" offset hinges of course did not fit so some custom chisel work was necessary. Two down and three to go as I write and have my daily ratiom of rum.

I am in to bachalorhood now as Kathy has returned to the States to visit with the grandbabies along with some shopping. So for now it's Blue Cat, Hazel Cat and I busy working away.

No photos today.