First up, big thanks to Rhys for building me a new cockpit deck! When I first bought the boat, the old decking was in shambles, badly rotten with a number of broken slats. One day I asked around to find someone that had the required tools to build a new one, thinking I could come by and use them sometime. Before I knew it, Rhys showed up at my boat, took some measurements, and a few weeks later, presented me with a brand new deck!
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| Amazing stuff! |
I'd show you the "before" shot, but evidently the old one was busted, that I took it off the boat before I could even photograph it. The new one looks amazing though, so that's all you really need to see.
Next, big thanks to Nish for his similar contribution in building me some new steps. Again, the old ones were wooden and had seen far too many days under the sun. Nish came by before I went on vacation in July to collect the old ones. When I got back, he had cut, sanded and varnished two brand new ones!
Here are the old ones...
...and here are the new ones after I installed them last night...
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| Bit of an improvement! |
So ya, big thanks to both of you and to everyone that's helped out on the Ripple so far. It's made the whole adventure even more enjoyable for me!
