Yup, we’re still here working.  Got a blister on my finger from so much sanding today.  We’re now on to the maintenance coats of varnish on last year’s work.  Two coats, but first you have to sand with 320 grit, wash with detergent and then clean the whole mess. Took all day to prep the toe rail (basically all the way around the boat), the rub rail (most of the way around) and some miscellaneous wood around hatches and such.

Ann finished polishing the hull.  Two huge accomplishments.

Charisma at night on the hard.

Tomorrow we’ll go round the whole thing with paint thinner and wipe it down, then tape it in prep for two coats.

Monday the bottom paint guys are supposed to come and Wednesday the guy who puts on “prop speed” does the propeller and associated fixtures.  Did I mention I spent about five hours yesterday cleaning and polishing the prop?

OK, the fun part.  We have a lot of friends in the boatyard with us.  Tonight we had a BBQ with Bright Angel and Orcinius and along the way Kismet Dave and Sue and Andy from Spruce also showed up.  Fun to get together at the end of a work day and swap stories.

To top it off, Ann baked a pumpkin pie in honor of her late sister Beverly who passed away nine years ago today of breast cancer.  Everyone took a serious moment to honor Bev, then dug into the delicious pie Ann made complete with whipped cream (to John’s horror it was from a pressurized can, but whatever…Lisa liked it!)

You can see the remnants of the pumpkin pie in the lower left of the picture.

Some of the gang. (Missing from the picture is "Bunghole Bob". Google teak decks and bungs and you'll get the idea)

...and all's quiet in the boat yard as we wait for another exciting day working on our boats.