Here is Cat’s-Paw IV in the yard. We are right next to Intrepid II which just happens to belong to some people who were in our offshore fleet with the Bluewater Cruising Association in 2005. It is unbelievable who you meet in boatyards around the world. We will be having dinner with them tomorrow night. There boat was one of the unlucky 4 that were knocked over in the storage yard in the named storm that went through San Carlos this summer. They suffered quite a bit of damage and are slowly getting her back into shape.
My To Do list was decimated today as we beavered away and managed to get 6 things with a ticky box beside them. whoo hooo! The best was that we were able to bend on the sails in the early morning when it was dead calm.
I continue to heat gun the varnish off the sole and I have finished from the fore peak aft to midships . We went and bought an orbital sander today and I think I will give up the heat gun, with great sorrow, (as she sighs dramatically) and let one of the guys have a go. I hope to start sanding after we have taken the cushions off the boat and covered up most other things.
Bob McGyvered a piece for one of drawers, the slidy thing that allows the drawer to go in and out. He used the old one as a template and fashioned a new one out of an old plastic cutting board. It is great to have someone handy around. Barry took the outboard motor into a shop and they used a mallet and hammer to convince a very stubborn bolt that it really did need to move. He also bought the last can of black paint for the bottom, we only need to touch up spots and do the waterline a couple of times. The fridge technician is coming tomorrow and the correct heat exchanger has been ordered, progress, progress, progress.
There is plenty of room in Bob’s trailer and Barry is just taking it easy in the very comfortable rocker after a very busy but productive day.
