Hi guys, welcome back aboard good old Spiffy—our 44 ft hurricane-damaged DIY catamaran project boat. This week I’m stuck in that awkward winter window where it’s too cold to do proper fiberglass work on the boat, so I pivoted to cold-weather projects in the shipping container workshop. First up: I needed to get our CNC table up under the ceiling to claw back some floor space, which meant finishing the way-overbuilt hoist system with a winch and rope clutch. I tore down and cleaned a winch (super satisfying winter boat-owner task), discovered the sad reality of a partially sunken hurricane boat—pitting and wear—and accepted that we’ll be winch shopping for the boat later. For the workshop hoist though, it’ll do just fine. Then I kicked off the eyebrow work. After pulling the port eyebrow last week, I took a hard look at the damage—gashes, stress cracks, ripples in the molded nonskid, and likely delamination—and decided it makes more sense to “cheat” and repair it just enough to use as a plug for a mold rather than try to save it structurally. I ground back the bad areas, rebuilt shape with a small glass layup, and started filling core damage with TotalBoat structural repair putty. Next week is all about making a mold (likely two-part for safer release), and I’m also gathering parts for a massive aluminum oven to bend 10 mm acrylic windows—because I’d rather spend effort than $20k.