Boat
She’s Ready
No pics, long day, she is ready! Launching tomorrow!!
Two Days
Two days until launch! Lots of progress today. Finished the stripe and bottom paint, got a coat of varnish on the toe rail and took on some diesel. Tomorrow I will touch up the varnish, add a few more gallons of diesel, plug in the electronics and check everything over. We are so excited to be back … Continue reading
Three Days and Counting
We are in the final stretch toward splash down! Everything is going well…now. The rain has subsided so progress is being made. Today I was able to reassemble the prop shaft seal, install the prop and shaft zincs, sand the entire teak toe rail, sand the bottom, put a final coat of paint on the boot … Continue reading
Paint
The boot stripe is coming along nicely. Today I was able to sand the primer, tape and get one coat of paint applied. I am using the roll and tip method so I have to wait to recoat. I took these pictures literally right after tipping so the paint hasn’t had a chance to smooth … Continue reading
Progress and Pictures
We made another trip to the boat today making further progress on necessary projects. Technically she is seaworthy but we still want another coat of bottom paint before launch. The hull patch came out perfect, better than I could have expected and we were able to get the new seacock and thru hull in today. … Continue reading