We drove up to the boat to look at the cleat fix and clean up a bit.  While there we put the companionway doors back on and charged the batteries.  There was about 20″ of snow on the ground and we talked with a gentleman (& his wife) who was spending the winter on his boat – the rugged individualist type to be sure – and blowing the snow into the river to clear his pathway.  He had slipped on the ice a week before and broken his arm so he was in a cast and using one hand to operate the snowblower.  He said it was probably going to be his last winter since the new marina general manager did not want any winter residents at his slips.  He is being priced out was his term for the situation.

After 2 months of slow but steady progress I finally finished the sailboat companionway doors. Here are the stats: Sanded several times with progressively increased grit size, 5 coats of Cetol Light and one coat Cetol Gloss. Also, new stainless steel screws for the hardware. It looks good if I do say so myself. I received no help from the First Mate either and did the whole job myself.