Trim for the Cabin, Food for the Soul

The new over head looked great, but to really complete the project, trim was needed. Dan recommended teak but that was beyond my budget; actually, anymore work was beyond my budget. But I could not bear to leave the rough edges showing. A good friend  of mine (everyone should have a friend like this!) had a mahogany board in his barn that was left over from a boat he had built years ago and he gave me this for the trim. "But how do i turn this into trim?" That's when Dan introduced me to the router. Now that's a fun tool! Dan cut strips from the mahogany board with his table saw. He then showed me how to shape them with the router. This was really fun work and was  also very rewarding. As the trim pieces emerged from the router they were so beautifully curved, I could not help but smile!  I then sanded them lightly and coated them with a satin varnish, 2 coats. Then I  had the experts install the trim. The finished product  looked great! Benefits of my work on the trim went far beyond simply saving money; I learned a new skill and also felt a deepening sense of ownership in the improvements made to make SAGA more beautiful. There's a  bit more of my soul in this boat now, and that's what it's all about...

But wait, the cabin is still a little dark inside. I know a beautiful wooden boat that has white wainscoting on the bulkheads, that would look so nice in this cabin...I want that!