Jimmy Buffet would be Proud

I’ve come to terms with the fact that we have to haul the boat out again to address the issue found with the stern tube. Today is haul out day. Always stresses me out to be bringing the boat to the dock but practice is a good thing. We weren’t able to find an apartment nearby so we are going to live on board while out of the water. It is gonna be HOT and there are the no see-ums at dawn and dusk and also the dirt and the climb up and down……yada yada yada. You get the gist, it isn’t the most pleasant but we do have a stand up AC that keeps one room in the boat moderately comfortable and with no travel time to and from the boat we should be able to make quick work of our fixing 😀. Cup half full. lol

We’ve been working flat out on other boat projects. My focus has been on making a new dodger (basically a windshield) for the boat. It is an overwhelmingly large undertaking. The 60 gauge plastic for the windows makes it so difficult to maneuver and move through the machine. The test fits take a lot of effort and super frustrating because there are so many angles and I don’t want any wrinkles and I want it super tight. The test fit yesterday left me with a bunch of tweaks to do. I have a feeling of dread and doubt now that this project will ever be done and done well. Stay tuned. Grahams confidence makes me worry even more. 

For fun we’ve been hanging out with a fellow named Jim who bought his boat last year and has been renovating it. Graham and Jim have been loving the frozen tequila margaritas! Jimmy Buffett would be proud. Every time we get together though the alcohol hits hard after a day working in the heat and probably not enough calories. Yesterday was  no exception. We tried to order food but after 1.5 hours of waiting on our meal I learned they still hadn’t started it. We abandon that idea and call it a night. The food would have saved us.  The evening involved a couple falls out of the dinghy at the dock, getting a little off track as we made our way back to our boat and leaving a backpack at the bar 😂😂.  Not to worry as I was sober. No tequila for me! 

Fingers crossed our haul out goes well today🤞🤞 and our time on the hard passes quickly.