Swim Ladder and Cover

Fitting the new swim ladder. It will be secured by gussets to the hull. It's made from scrap stainless tubing, and the steps are made of scrap white oak and ipe. An "Okanipe" ladder. (Sounds like a song) When attached to the stern, it will serve as a deep sea swim-call ladder. It will also attach to the bow for dry beach-party deployments.

I restiched the Sunbrella cover and did alot of patchwork as well as doubling up on the tie-down points.

A custom toilet paper holder made from scrap oak for the backing and plastic StarBoard to hold the spool. Cost.... Love = $.02

LeRoy Bates - Bartender Plaque

George Barth built this frame and mounted a New York Times article about The Sweet Forever on the cabin V-Birth Door.

What a handsome yacht :)

Cockpit View - The Sweet Forever

Lights, Fan - The Sweet Forever

Cabin lights! Even a fan!! And a view of the elevated bridge from the cabin.

Almost Done - The Sweet Forever

The Sweet forever has gone green!!! New top too. And a new flag pole that also serves as a stern light. (Couldn't figure out where to put it on a double ended boat.) The flag/stern light pole reverses to serve as a porch/cockpit light for those quiet moments at anchor. It also serves as a hanger for the kerosene lantern. It's removable.

The Sweet Forever - Final Touches

The bell now has a lanyard run aft to the helm where a childish skipper can annoy people. The bow now has a single bulb running light and the mast now has an anchor light.

I run the engine once a week. The bilge pump now has a float switch which is hard-wired to the battery. The blower works. I painted the deck and new floorboards with a non-skid additive. I think it is time to put the boat in the water. I'm scared!!! Where an I going to go??

Fortunately, where I work, I will have the luxury of having the entire boat and trailer lowered gently into the water by the travel lift, and I'll have plenty of time to look for leaks and run the engine without a garden hose. It would be scary to dump the boat off a ramp after all these years.

The bell now has a lanyard run aft to the helm where a childish skipper can annoy people. The bow now has a single bulb running light and the mast now has an anchor light.

I run the engine once a week. The bilge pump now has a float switch which is hard-wired to the battery. The blower works. I painted the deck and new floorboards with a non-skid additive. I think it is time to put the boat in the water. I'm scared!!! Where an I going to go??

Fortunately, where I work, I will have the luxury of having the entire boat and trailer lowered gently into the water by the travel lift, and I'll have plenty of time to look for leaks and run the engine without a garden hose. It would be scary to dump the boat off a ramp after all these years.