After the first week of cleaning, we started sealing and painting. I worked on the walls and ceiling inside the boat (she applied two coats of KILZ primer before painting. The varnish had failed in many areas so she has re-done a lot of the interior wood. It looks really nice! The friends who first opened our boat and discovered its interior sauna were just about in tears over the mess and our loss. They were fairly certain the interior was too far gone to salvage and that we might just trash the boat. Barbara's elbow grease saved the day and the boat!)
Reggie worked on sealing the inside of the fuel tanks. The fuel tanks have been reinstalled along with the upper salon floor, water tanks, upper salon cabinetry and the lower salon single and double pullman berths. He also worked on repairs, ie new windows for the upper salon, fixing broken steps and cleaning the new-to-us toe rails. There is still more to do inside, but it is finally coming back together. Of course, he never gets to do any job without coming to my rescue to help with problems I'm having on my current project..
This past week, painting, varnishing and reassembly continued. It goes something like this: stop by the storage units and load up parts and pieces that could be returned to their proper place. Scrub them down and do repairs and refinish if needed. We don't remember where the little pieces go, so it is sort of like doing a life size puzzle. Some of the pieces put on a little weight, so Reggie has had to do some trimming. We've ordered new foam backed vinyl which should be here today or tomorrow. After removing the 50 year old stuff which covered the interior hull in the v-berth and lower salon. it took many hours of scraping of foam and glue to prepare for the new (Barbara's poor hands may never recover). Hopefully the new glass for the windows will be done in the next day or two as well. With those two items installed, the inside will be ready for a rest and we will start prepping the deck for painting.
We probably won't get that far this week, as we are headed to St Petersburg on Friday for a few days of fun. Speaking of fun, lest you are feeling sorry for us, we should let you know that we do find time for something other than projects. There is usually a Sundowner at the boat yard every evening. It is a great time to share stories, advise and snacks. Our friends from New Foundland arrived a couple weeks ago. We have shared dinners and gone shopping, etc. She introduced me to Bingo. Boy has that game changed since I last played. Here we are in our new matching shirts.
Notice the computers (something like 50 cards per person), plus the paper games. It was quite intense and she had to help me out, as I couldn't keep up. I even had a Bingo once that I didn't see and by the time she saw it, it was too late. My ineptitude probably cost us $100. What a Hoot.
Other non boating musings. There are a couple of alligators in the pond here in the RV park. There is also one at the boat yard, but we haven't seen him this year. One of the turkeys at the boat yard seems to think it is a dog. He chases the truck and 'barks' at the tires. He's pretty fast on those two little legs.
Barbara
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