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Mads performs a series of refit projects aboard the sailboat Athena, focusing on structural repairs and interior fabrication. He stabilizes a cockpit hatch by sanding the surface, applying a single layer of fiberglass, and creating a rounded edge using a fillet of epoxy thickened with 407.0:51 He also mounts two deck granny bars using the drill-fill-drill method with butyl tape to ensure a watertight seal.0:29 Maintenance tasks include disassembling and cleaning four different sizes of winches—43s, 40s, 24s, and 16s—while awaiting service kits.9:59 Additionally, he polishes new, heavier-duty chainplates and identifies a compromised section of the pulpit tube that requires future welding.4:33 Interior work involves constructing two plywood drawer boxes for the galley using thickened epoxy for joints.14:50 The deck-to-hull joint fairing remains the primary priority to prepare the topsides for painting before the summer season.19:03

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