The job scope entailed installing teak and holly cabin sole, teak settee ends, painting the bulkheads white (we rolled and tipped them) and in the process we wound up repairing a soft spot in the cabin sole under the dinette.
The original look. This was the original factory finish and most B31 owners are familiar with it--cloudy, tired wood grain plastic laminate on the bulkheads and faded vinyl on the cabin sole with aluminum trim around the hatches.
The destruction phase. We found a little rot against the hull join under the dinette which had to come out and be repaired. Now I'm really committed and we're already behind schedule.
. 
In the belly of the beast. In order to speed things up and prevent serious budget creep I started doing a lot of the grunt work, primer sanding, etc. It was cold, damp and depressing working on the boat at the dock in overcast rainy weather.
. 
. 
The galley sink counter. Hadn't been touched in 49 years, stained and cracked. The carpenter helping me came back with a $3,800 estimate! Way over budget but no way I could reinstall it in this condition so I looked around. The paint shop manager at the yard that did my 2018 bottom job and 2019 foredeck non-skid gave it to one of his workers to do as a side project at home. He brought it back BEAUTIFULLY gelcoated for $800 cash. I gave him a $100 bonus.
. 
Finished product. What a difference!
. 
. 
The last bit to be done was to extend the teak and holly into the forward cabin. Logically the carpenter doing the job would have done those also but we were both tired of each other by then so I decided to do it myself over this winter and installed them last month. This extended the finished look all the way into the forward cabin and really brightened it up.
