I don't actually own the boat, it's a Thomas 35 (foot) sailboat, I just crew on it. We have one race left this year and I don't think I'll be making that either. I too am torn as to go sailing or color touring. But the yard work is creeping in as well as the roof...
Here are some shots taken last night, just after I got home, and just before I lost sunlight.
Here is the last layer of shingles. Notice how the last course of shingles (farthest up the roof), does not offset with the existing (darker) shingles. They did on the first layer, but when I layed the second layer I offset with the first layer and cause this perfect matching. Ah, the things you learn... Note also the half of course I layed at the edge of the roof in order to match horizontally with the existing shingles. None of this matching or lack thereof is visible from my neighbor's view point. The black blotches off on the left are damaged shingles that I have tarred over.
This is the view under the new soffits. Note that the existing top course of siding has been put back up and you might notice the end of the 'ornamental' 2x4. I also had to cut into that corner piece.
Here is the view of the west end of the soffits. I've got a couple issues here as to what to do next. First, I believe I want to close this off BEFORE I trim over it, but I don't have any room to even tack in a half inch of plywood. Second, I don't know if I want to continue the fascia trim down from the upper right to the lower left or make just one big triangle out of trim and slap it on. Do I make sense?
And here is the east end of the soffits. The same problem with closing it off, but as for trimming over, this will be just one big triangle.
Do you see any issue with NOT closing off these ends before trimming over?