A - Z of Refurbishment and Ongoing Improvements

You can use this page to follow the refurbishment of Little Grace and the subsequent changes made to improve handling, performance and comfort on board without navigating through the blog archive. I have itemised the various areas of the boat and put the posts about each of them in chronological order. However, there are things I have already done and taken photos of but have not had time to add to the lists. As and when I can do them they will appear on the lists in the right order. This list will also be kept up-to-date as and when changes are made and I have time to write them up.

Before pictures (General)

• Photos of how Little Grace looked when she was first delivered to me.
• Photos of some of the detail before I changed anything and the aborted attempt at refurbishment spring 2010
• My comments about and pictures of Little Grace’s general condition before refurbishment started

 Hull

• Cracks found on the waterline
• Scraping down to the gelcoat
• Painting (same page as for painting deck and cockpit)

 Aft, cockpit and gas bottle lockers

• Preparation and initial repairs
• Painting
• Preventing draining into the bilge
• Rooting the fuel-pipe to the outboard

Deck and cockpit

• Preparing the deck fittings
• Painting (same page as painting hull)

Rigging

• New forestay and turnbuckle

Cabin

• Making the wiring tidy
• The cooker, Porta Potty and chart table
• New stove
• Under the companionway
• Forepeak

Improvements to handling, performance and comfort on board

• Tiller Hand replaced by Tiller Clutch
• Stopping the jib sheets getting snagged on the shrouds
• A simple headsail downhaul and new cleat for same
• Jiffy Reefing
• Rigging the mainsheet to windward
• Rigging for light wind running and reaching sails
• Handheld GPS holder
• Cruising Chute
• Cleats for the jib/genoa sheets
• GPS backup and waypoints
• Stopping the masthead wind indicator from getting stuck
• Navigation light inversion