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Mike wrote:I gotta ask, how is it that the icebox hatch has survived all of this cockpit work?
Just for you.
I remembered the real reason I hadn't got around to it. When I was working on the cockpit before I still had an icebox. Then when I didn't have an icebox I wasn't working on the cockpit.
Mike doesn't like black bottoms on sailboats and has mentioned it to me on more than one occasion :-) He shares boat storage with a sea of powerboats, all with black bottoms, which probably influences his predjudices.
Yes, that is the boat's current condition. Since I post to the blog fairly regularly I haven't felt the need to double post all the pictures here.
It looks like the boat is still on schedule for topcoat- deck and hull- next week. Then I have a mad dash to close it all in and get all this stuff out of my basement and onto the boat. It should change from a 'project boat' to 'ready-to-sail' look in a couple weeks. Cosmetically, that is. She is still a way from next springs launch. On schedule but a ways away..
-Britton
Work is overrated.
Most everything you read on the Internet is wrong.
No, I can't find a mooring that I can get to from shore.
I was looking around Casco Bay, Saco was suggested, Salem MA is always an option but I might be working for a marina in Newburyport so having the boat there might make the most sense although I am not crazy about the Merrimac.
Its all up in the air at the moment.
-Britton
Work is overrated.
Most everything you read on the Internet is wrong.