What renovation program on dry dock for our sailboat?
Our sailboat renovation program on dry dock The boat is an Oceanis 40CC Clipper, constructed in 1999 and launched in 2000. It’s old and not well maintained, so there’s a ton of repair and renovation work ahead. The previous owner left everything inside—from personal belongings to condiments. A lot of triage to do! I doubt anyone will read this whole thing, but if you can pick up any tips from our mistakes, here you go… Day 1 - Clean up the boat : The owner had a medical issue and couldn’t maintain it for a while, so he’s selling it (with regrets) with all his stuff still inside. It’s up to us to decide what to keep or toss. - Move in all our belongings onto the boat : It’s maybe 30 m² of livable space. We have to empty it out just to fill it with our own junk. - Clean up the hull and propellers : Nico and his dad used a pressure washer to remove algae from the hull (not much there), but the antifouling on the propellers didn’t work well. Both propellers were covered ...