Repairs
Closer and Closer
The boat is really coming along nicely! We’re putting on the final touches in preparation for departure. Click on the pictures for full screen view. New lettering: As mentioned previously, we applied three coats of Awlgrip Oyster white on the topsides and Aristo blue on the water line. The paint finish is better than we … Continue reading
Yard Work
As mentioned previously, it had been almost two years since our last haul-out. In addition to needing paint, our zincs needed to be replaced. Actually, for 23 months in the water this zinc is not bad: Nice new prop zinc: The shaft zinc was still 50 percent: We installed a much larger shaft zinc: Greased the … Continue reading
Haul Out
For those of you unfamiliar with a haul-out… It had been almost two years since out last haul out. During my monthly inspections I noticed the bottom paint was getting pretty thin, so we decided to haul out and give Dea Latis a proper bottom job. We emailed several boat yards and decided to haul … Continue reading
And It…
And it begins. Bottom of the boat is sanded. Going to tape and, if it will stop raining, paint!
More
We’re set for a November departure, weather permitting on or before the sixth. We are still plugging along installing, wiring, plumbing, cleaning, buying. I am wiring the gps into the vhf and ssb radios as I mentioned before. I did a rough install just to make sure all worked well then I did a proper … Continue reading