Spring Prep is in its 3rd day for Mahalo

[jssailem]

With Mahalo out on the Hard...

we begin our 3rd day of Spring Preparation. Not visible, we removed the rudder, prop, and cutlass bearing. Popped the blisters and sanded one side of the hull to the water line.

I feel like I am an extra in a Woody Allen movie...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

Woody Allen and Robert Walden in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

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Today comes part two...

 

[jssailem]

Proof that Les is not just a pretty face.

in Sunday prayers to the Mahalo keel.

 

[Ted]

Where are your gloves? I'll give you a pair if you sand my bottom.

 

[jssailem]

No PPE for Les. He looses his fine touch.

Not me. I’m gloved, wrapped and covered.

 

[dlochner]

No PPE for Les. He looses his fine touch.

Not me. I’m gloved, wrapped and covered.

And you'll be protected from Covid-19.

 

[jssailem]

It has been a surprise. 40% of the locals are on the highways. It has been remarkably quiet in and around Seattle. Getting a seat is a walk in take your pick. Of course the stores have been raided. No toilet paper, bottled water, or canned beans. I have no idea about all this.

 

[Will Gilmore]

Nice looking job Les.

-Will (Dragonfly)

 

[SFS]

We are supposed to be up there in a few weeks to see friends and family. The articles I've read make it sound like a ghost town. I don't know whether to be excited about the lack of traffic or worried about the virus (and maybe the lack of TP).

 

[Will Gilmore]

and maybe the lack of TP

As long as there are broad leaf trees, no need to worry about that. Kelp works too, of you're on the water.

-Will (Dragonfly)

 

[Michael Davis]

As long as there are broad leaf trees,

Broad leaves aren't out yet Will. Fir needles may be uncomfortable.

 

[Ward H]

One benefit, maybe the only one, of living in an area where you haul out your boat every winter. You have plenty of time to do maintenance and repairs before spring launch. Sounds like John and Les have had a busy weekend and no rest for the weary this week.

 

[Michael Davis]

How's the work going? Have you changed the rudder yet? We need an up-date!

 

[jssailem]

I left on Tuesday. Les has repaired the hole in the rudder skeg.

So leaks are abated. Nice weather happens and he got barrier coats and bottom paint on.
But.
New shaft was cut too short. Bummer.
Waiting on replacement. A couple more days on the hard are anticipated.

 

[Ward H]

And you'll be protected from Covid-19.

I can see Les and John walking into the local Walmart looking for TP while still in the PPE.

 

[Michael Davis]

I can see Les and John walking into the local Walmart looking for TP while still in the PPE.

 

[Hayden Watson]

Not an . They will blend right in with everyone else!

 

[jssailem]

It would not be the PPE... It would be the Red Dust that gets everywhere on the PPE, that would freak everyone out.

 

[Hayden Watson]

That is why I use blue bottom paint. Blue dust is SOOOO much less scary than red dust.

 

[Tally Ho]

I sanded my hull today to get rid of some flaking VC17 (remnants of a prior poor application) and to smooth a little orange peel in the paint. Got a new mainsail for 2020 and want the boat to the fastest it can be

found an old respirator and some goggles...but head looked like I was bleeding when I took a shower.

also repacked the stuffing box with GFO packing.



snow flurries this afternoon, but 60’s later this week I think.

picking up VC17 and some new zinc‘s next weekend.

Marina opens on April 1 !

Greg

 

[dlochner]

picking up VC17 and some new zinc‘s next weekend.

You mean, Aluminum or Magnesium anodes right?