Boat Yard Blues

We've got the boat yard blues....

You may wonder what we've been doing in the three weeks since we've been back to the boat. Above is a clue. It looks sort of like worms, but it's actually little ground out spots where there were cracks in the gelcoat.

If we'd just painted over them, they would have merely reappeared in the new paint so the Captain is grinding them out with a Dremel tool. Then he's filling them and sanding, sanding, sanding.

Here's how the starboard side looks; it's almost ready for primer. Thank goodness our boat is only 44' long. A project like this makes you wish you had a smaller boat!

While the Captain works on the hull, I've been sanding, sanding, sanding too, and applying varnish to various parts. Here are the Dorade  boxes and cockpit table parts.

Aside from the relentless bugs, the conditions are pretty nice here. We have a great view out across the marsh, the temperatures are moderate, it doesn't rain much, and we have a car for quick runs to the grocery store and Home Depot.

So maybe the only boat yard blues are Malcolm's pants!