Have you ever changed the furniture around in a room and noticed that the whole house felt like a new place? Or remarked to yourself that your car drives better after a good detailing of the interior? Sometimes little changes can make a big difference in how we perceive even the most familiar things.

This is the first in a series of smallish, (relatively) inexpensive winter projects that will make your boat feel like new when she goes back in the water next spring. A nip here. A tuck there ....