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Looks good Grant.

Got sick of not being able to wash my hands in the cockpit sink with out getting water all over the counter. Picked up this 10" swing faucet at webstaurantstore.com. It reaches the center of the sink and does not block the TV, also will swing past the edge of the counter to to fill a bucket or pot.

I used 3M 60 Micron (dry), then a 30 Micron (dry), and finished up with a Maroon Trizac pad (wet) on my 5” random orbital palm sander to get the matte finish. Would use the Blue Trizac next to get semi-gloss , then White Trizac to get real high gloss. I bought the pads and saw great videos...

They where not the same exact size so I trimmed it out with 1/4" star board.

Yes it is the Vitrifrigo IMXTIXNIX OCX2 Hydro (so it connects to the boat water system)

A friend and I refinished the corian counter tops in the cockpit last weekend. All the scratches gone and a nice uniform color again. Well worth the couple of hours.

I replaced my cockpit refrigerator with a Vetrefrego OCX2. It is an ice maker that has a freezer mode if you need more freezer space. Looks good and it’s ice production keeps up with our margarita machine. We’re happy with it.

We will be heading to the San Juan Islands for 10 days July 22. La Conner on the way up. Then Rosario Resort, Friday Harbor, and Roche Harbor in the islands.

Grant, I'm thinking about installing a water witch float switch and one of those fancy lid/doors you came up with for the sump box. Before I drop the coin on one thought I see if you where still happy with the one you install? Right now it takes as long to unbolt and re-bolt the lid that came...

I Like the looks of that seal. I'll give it a try and report back after a water test.

Has anybody replaced the seals on their vent windows? If so what did you use for the seal and where’d you get it.

Ocgrant How is that panel to access the wiper motor fastened? Have a wiper that is working intermittently and need to get it open to see what’s up.

Ocgrant, I noticed that you have done a lot of upgrands and improvements on your boat. Good looking work. I’ll be in ft Lauderdale on the new River in April. Are you interested in showing your boat to a fellow 48er?

Glad you asked that. Getting ready to change my for the first time myself. Was done just before I bought the boat and then had it done one time when I had one of the fuel/oil coolers changed.

Tempered glass is about 4 time stronger than ordinary glass or annealed glass. And unlike annealed glass which can shatter into jagged shards when broken, tempered glass fractures into small relatively harmless pieces. As a result tempered glass is used where human safety is an issue. It is...