Final Boat Projects

Weather: Sunny, temp range 74 – 90 degrees, wind E @ 10 – 12 knots

Comment: Wake up! It’s another workday!! Bobby Hardy (the fiberglass guy arrived at 0900 to glass in the transoms (below the waterline). We had to drain some water that was in the hulls first. Gary and Jim devised a two man system for pumping the bilges. They pumped several gallons out of the starboard hull.

Waxing was our next task, but the results were unimpressive, so I called off that work detail. Bobby Hardy showed us how to do it and what materials to use. He thinks we’ll be able to bring the luster back. That’ll be our job when we get home.

We enjoyed great sandwiches for lunch. They were followed by naps all around (except for Jim who used the time to finish waxing his kayak). It should be noted that the nap time not only interfered with our planned kayaking, it effectively canceled it!

In the afternoon, Bobby Hardy was working on a boat (not ours). He had a board perched on two saw horses about 6 feet in the air. The board broke and Bobby came tumbling down, hitting his right rib cage on a jack stand. He was in considerable pain when he drove by to tell us he wasn’t able to finish sanding the boat today. Gary, Jim and I pitched in and sanded the fresh glass on the transom.

We settled our account with the marina, Bobby stopped by with his bill, saying that he’ll finish first thing in the morning. We are to be launched between 0930 and 1000 hours. To say we’re ready to be floating is an understatement!

After completing our tasks, we freshened up for a road trip to “Sparky’s.” Recall that we heard about Sparky’s from the bartender at the Hammocks Tiki Bar. She advised us that Sparky’s served 25 cent wings and shrimp each Monday from 1600 to 1800 hours. Since this establishment is not within walking distance, we piled into Jim’s car. Sparky’s is about 5 miles away. The four of us packed away five dozen shrimp and three dozen wings. Combine that with $1.00 drafts and sodas, and we spent around $38.00 including the tip. Gary picked up the tab. Thanks, Gary!