Time to leave

Well, this winter hasn’t quite been the winter that we had planed. What with the death in Anna’s family, Anna’s health issues and our inability to leave Boot Key Harbor has resulted in our winter being a “Keys” winter instead of the planned trip up the west coast of Fl. The highlight of the winter has been a renewal of the long friendships that we have made over the years and the creation of some new friendships. I’ve been busy the last few weeks rebuilding the deck under the hard dodger (cutting out the old rubber and putting in new) and putting new varnish on this deck and the instrament panel.

The "working" tools used to remove the old rubber

Afterwards, you pound in the cotton



When the groves are sanded, you tape it all off

 

Squirt in the rubber and let it set up

off comes the tape leaving the gaps filled and water tight

Then you scrap off the old varnish and...

Start the process over again. Oh, lord, I know why you build fiberglass boats!

Now, the winter’s work is done and it’s time to start north. See ya in Oriental NC.!