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Abundance

2013-04-08 22:33:29

Well, six months of work is nearly over. I have done about all of the boatwork that I can do for the season. Last years funds are nearly gone, and the torment of watching other people drag fish up the dock is getting to much to handle. I feel the need after a half years nearly daily labor to share some of my accomplishments thus far.

A new aluminum trolling cockpit~~[attachment=5]~~DSCN0405-001.JPG[/attachment]
Fresh paint on the cabin~~[attachment=4]~~DSCN0406.JPG[/attachment]
Masts ~~[attachment=3]~~DSCN0423.JPG[/attachment]
And hull~~[attachment=2]~~DSCN0407.JPG[/attachment]
An all new and remodeled pilot house interior~~[attachment=1]~~DSCN0408.JPG[/attachment]~~[attachment=0]~~DSCN0409.JPG[/attachment]
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Abundance

2013-04-08 22:47:09

A revarnished and recushioned Settee~~[attachment=5]~~DSCN0410.JPG[/attachment]
Completely new hot and cold water pipes and faucets in the galley~~[attachment=4]~~DSCN0411.JPG[/attachment]
I revarnished the three staterooms~~[attachment=3]~~HPIM2155.JPG[/attachment]~~[attachment=2]~~DSCN0415.JPG[/attachment]
And both bathrooms~~[attachment=1]~~DSCN0416.JPG[/attachment]~~[attachment=0]~~HPIM2153.JPG[/attachment]

Abundance

2013-04-08 22:57:22

And I got most of the trash out and got pretty well squared away both of the work rooms on either side of the engine room.~~[attachment=0]~~DSCN0420.JPG[/attachment

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My engine room remains a greasy mess, so I decided against taking pictures to expose my shame. The only thing that I have left to do before charging off into the sunset is get the boat pulled out and the zincs and bottom paint taken care of. I hope that I never have to take six months off of fishing again. The one month off I mormally schedule for boat work usually makes me miserable enough.

Thorne Isl.

2013-04-09 01:17:17

You really have been busy and the boat looks great!

Kelper

2013-04-09 02:27:18

wow, that looks great Garrett.

akfisher1978

2013-04-09 03:12:04

Beautiful Boat!!!!! Hopefully I will get to see it out there this summer! Has a ton of room that is awesome!

Abundance

2013-04-09 05:41:07

Thanks for the kind words. She was built to be a passenger vessel I believe, so I have a lot more living area than I need. Both the previous owner and myself have seriously considered gutting the forward staterooms to make a fish hold, but neither of us have had the heart to rip up such good work. I guess that totes on deck will have to do. I built this new trolling cockpit too low to the water, I think. I have grating welded into the bottom for water to come in and out, but I will need some high boots if I am going to fish it in any kind of seas. I should have built it at an angle, like a traditional boat stern. New ideas for next winter. I am not fooling with it anymore this season.

joeman79

2013-04-09 16:20:23

Man that looks Awesome Garrett!! Hope I get to come up this summer and troll Neets for a few weeks and see it up close. Your galley and settee looks more like a hotel and resturant than a troller. You have a great looking rig!!! Best of Luck this season.

Joe

Salty

2013-04-09 19:39:37

Garrett,

Look out, next time we are anchored nearby I am going to paddle over and enjoy some high class dining and woodwork. All I did was clean and sell fishing gear all winter. Plus a little fishery politics.

Drew

2013-04-09 21:21:03

I got a tour of the Abundance a few weeks ago. There's room to serve dinner for about 10 in there.

Looking good Garrett!

Abundance

2013-04-09 22:21:37

She was actually built to room and dine nine people. The most that I have ever had in her at once was seven, taking her on a cruise to Juneau and back last spring. The guy before me raised something like six or seven kinds in there, shrimping and halibut fishing. She really isn't much of a fishing boat, but she makes life comfortable and relaxing for year round fishing. I have the sails and someday, maybe next spring, I will see about getting them up. I would be very interested in seeing how much fuel that would save.

SilverT

2013-04-12 07:02:57

That looks amazingly comfortable. Hope to see it in person some day. Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures.

Lane