Friday, July 18, 2014

Update - Three Weeks To Go, Whoa, a CRACK in the keel?

May be the worst job in owning a boat like this.
     
     Guess what the color of the bottom paint will be?  Well, we are still prepping for our departure, still scheduled for August 10.  Here I am prepping the bottom for a fresh coat of bottom paint.  All went well, until I noticed a crack in the keel, about 5-6 inches long, located midship.  I sanded it back and there was evidence of a pressure crack too.  Not too serious, but any crack cannot be good.  There are now three layers of Kelvar, and West System to seal the crack shut.  The area received a fairing treatment as well. 

     Vicki has been 'heat gun' removing all the coats (4-6 in some areas) of bright work from the hand rails.  Tough job, but she has been tenacious to the task.  She kinda wishes that she would have worked longer, and paid someone to do this task.

     I installed the new Radar, completed the swapping out of all hoses and heat exchangers, removed the old stereo and speakers (waiting for the new ones to arrive).

      

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