We have been busy since we came back from Neah Bay. The sole or cabin floor needed to be refinished. The varnish was wearing out and there were black worn spots on the sole where there was the most traffic. It took 2 and 1/2 days to varnish the floor, we had to do it inside the boat because the most of the floor is permanent. The pieces that we can remove to get to the bilge we took out and put the first 2 coats on the dock since it was nice and sunny, for coats 3 and 4 we took the pieces up to the club house and used the workroom there. While we were sanding there was sawdust all over the place, it was just thick everywhere that we had not been able to cover up. After we had finished sanding we cleaned the boat from top to bottom. We vaccumed and wiped down everything we could find. We took all the cushions out and used Barry's Mom's carpet cleaner to give them a good cleaning. This is what it looks like when you don't have a garage or basement to do any work, just a dock.

I am now on my 4th coat of varnish and the sole is starting to really shine. I am going to put one more coat on and hopefully that should be enough. It has been difficult living on the boat while unable to use the floor so we have come up to Barry's Mom's house and spent the night a couple of times. It takes up to 24 hours for a coat to dry and the last coat we let dry for 48 hours before attempting another. It has been a lot of work but hopefully worthwhile in the long run. I will post a picture once we are done.