Since I've just finished the new radio rack I thought I should mention Galena's electrical panel that I rebuilt a couple of years ago.

The original Westsail panel consisted of about 12 breakers. When I got the boat I found the typical rat's nest of wires behind that panel. I spend weeks tracing the wires. Some of the wires just ended under a settee, some ran to important devices but had three or more splices in them.
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Until now I've had all of the good ship Galena's radios just suspended over the nav station with some make-shift metal brackets. Not attractive and not secure.
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Galena's interior is almost entirely teak and mahogany. And it was at one time oiled to give it a nice finish. But that was 30-years ago and now it's just dirty and dull.

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This weekend I mounted the new VHF radio and painted the inside of the hull.
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My "working on my boat" effort has taken me from the bowsprit and chain locker to the V-berth. Behind the nice teak slats is cracked, moldy paint. Once the inside of the hull has been chipped, stripped, washed, and painted, it looks not-too-bad. Before I replace the freshly polyurethane teak slats, I will cover the hull with some form of insulation. While here in the Chesapeake Bay for the winter, the insulation will help me stay warm and keep the inside of the hull from sweating with condensation. And when I'm back in the tropics that same insulation will prevent her pretty dark green hull from heating up the cabin.
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