14th August 2023 – I’m making a list of things I want to do on the Stern. It near the end of the summer and besides moving her occasional and cleaning her once, I haven’t done much.
- Putting the new mattress aboard
- Adding a new extension cable so I can use the LED lights at night when it becomes dark
- Removing the green mold from the outside of the windows
- Cleaning the inside: removing unnecessary tools and spare parts
- Mounting the toilet
- Sorting out the electricity
- adding a water connection from the water tank to the toilet
- rebuilding the engine room floor with proper hatches and plywood.
- changing the paint scheme on the outside of the wheelhouse
- finishing the silicone joint between the rubber and the deck
- Welding the railing where it came lose
- Adding a new coat of oil to the door and skylight
- Finishing the door
- Adding a new Belgian flag
- Painting the mast at the back
- Replacing the engine battery
- Checking why the AIS is not working
- Finishing the inside of the cupboards
- …
My idea was to do most of these things tomorrow, but the longer I start thinking about it, the less these things will happen. The Stern still needs a bit of love and care… So if it doesn’t rain, she should look a bit more like this:
