Week Two

Starting Monday, 8/8 thru Wed. 8/10 I had planed to shop for tools and supplies that I might need at the Yard and also work a little with clients. Thursday planned to hit the Yard but the morning got away from me and I had a lot of unfinished business.



Friday started a little slow but I was on the road at a reasonable time. Skis were clear and partly cloudy, at home. At the Yard it was very cloudy and getting darker by the moment. By the time I got the boat opened up and was trying to decide what to do next it started to sprinkle, then rain, the pour, the the wind picked up. So now the rain is almost horizontal and there are white caps on the puddles. I am now stuck in my truck and there is lightening ever where. I decided to move away from the boat with it's 40' lightening rod and drive up near the office. This did not seem like a great spot either as the office is on a hill that is the highest place around. Since it did not look as though the wether as about the clear anytime soon I drive to the nearest place for coffee, a BP/ Subway about 3 miles away. This boatyard in really in the middle of nowhere.
Lots of people were just hanging out waiting out the storm. There was a couple from Canada riding BMWs riding down the coast, headed for Myrtle Beach.
When I got back and the rain had stopped the wind was about nil so I figured this would be a good time ti unfurl the genoa and take it and the main off the stick.
I got a few more little things accomplished when about 1600 it started to get get dark again. Packed up my stuff, loaded the sail bags into the truck and headed home.
When I got within 8-10 miles of home the skies opened up for yet another monsoon.

Saturday I got about 95% of the bottom and one side of the waterline sanded. I was so covered in blue bottom paint that Max didn't know me.
After 2 showers and a bath the water was so blue that I couldn't see my toes.
Sunday I picked up some more sanding disc, finished the bottom and the waterline. I also managed to wash the entire boat and hose the dust off he bottom. Have fill a few spots with Marine Tex and she is ready for paint. Well paint after I repair or replace a couple of thru hulls.