About five years ago, and while Winsome was still being actively sailed, I had milled up some gorgeous Burmese teak to be used in the cockpit seats which Mark Reuwer of Reuwer Boat Works in Rock Hall had so beautifully repaired. The teak panels sat in storage while we moved to our new house, and have been waiting patiently in the garage. Five years later, the teak has finally been put to use. Mark Reuwer had provided me with a 1/2" recess in the seat top into which I could glue the new teak. After milling the pieces to fit, they were glued down in this recess with 3M 5200 and secured from below using 1" SS pan head crews. I'd finished the first of the two seats using a satin varnish, but afterward had a change of heart. I liked the gloss look far better, so on the second seat I switched to McCloskey's Man-O-War gloss spar varnish. The second seat turned out much nicer. The repaired ash and mahogany tiller was also varnished with McCloskey's and installed.
Although not shown in the photograph, the lazarette hatch has been removed for restoration as well, and since it requires fiberglass repairs, it will serve as a template for future deck work. Deck work will begin this winter starting with the most troublesome areas, and after Winsome is moved to a marina within reasonable travel distance from home.
As can be seen in the photo at right, a much needed zinc anode was installed during this last visit. The assembly includes a bronze castellated nut secured to the propeller shaft with bronze wire. The sacrificial zinc is secured to the shaft end with a locking allen-key type bolt. This particular zinc was chosen from some suggestions found on the Alberg 30 website, which take into account the limited space between the propeller and rudder. 
A system to maintain our two battery bank over winter has been established in the garage. Both 75 Ah deep cycle batteries have been wired in parallel and connected to a Schumacher Ship-n-Shore charger/maintainer unit which automatically senses battery need and provides current to keep them at 100% charge. This cozy winter charging nursery will give our batteries something to look forward to after a brutalizing season of deep discharges and poor charging by the engine's alternator! 
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