T-Minus Three Weeks and Counting

It’s official. We’ve submitted a launch date with the office. Saturday, June 5th. That’s 3 weeks from today! On paper it seems like we can get everything done by then, but we all know that reality often has its own ideas. We were thinking about launching the day before, but it was too much like starting a voyage on a Friday. I think we’re becoming superstitious. Other than that it was another routine day. Ishmail “finished” the floors, which is definitely a step forward, but of course there is still a lot to do to them before we’re done. Several coats of varnish, attaching the pull-rings, the ladder and table fixtures, and figuring out a way to secure them down in case of rough weather. We continued to prep the hull, with Mike applying primer in select places while I sanded the topsides. We even think that we can get on the bottom paint this coming week. Any visible progress is extremely motivating! Despite the occasional interruption (sander breaking down and a fire on the hillside) we had a long and productive day. So maybe a little stress at times but it seemed to fade when the work was coming to an end and we shared a beer and some peanuts with Ishmail. He is such a soft spoken, sweet man and we are happy to get to know him better. Also hoping to one day drive out to his shop where he has a ’59 Chevy truck. That is a picture I have to get! We celebrated Saturday night with a gin and tonic and then headed to bed with dreams of a quiet, restful Sunday.

Fire on the Mountain!

The 'bed' truck. I love it!