Well it is a new year at last. Have you noticed that the days are getting longer. Funny thing though, it seems that though the sun is going down later, it really doesn't seem to be rising any earlier yet.
The engine will be winterized this Sunday so the final wrap will take place on Monday . . . so long as there is not much in thew way of a breeze. It probably means that there will be a gale. It is just the way things seem to go.
ABISHAG was haul and set in the yard about as tight to the boats on either side as I have ever experienced. I doubt that there is a foot separation from the boats on either side. It shouldn't make any real difference doing the bottom or anything on deck, but any work on the topside will be a little on the difficult side. Of course, this was going to be the spring that it was finally going to fill-in, paint and buff-out all of the scratches and dings. Right now it looks like a non-starter but perhaps the other boats will leave early and I'll be able to get to it. It will make sanding an interesting experience as where the wind blows the results is hard to say and I am rather certain that at least "a little"will travel to the other boats. Hope they are not planning to varnish or paint come the spring.
Eric the Shaman did make one task easier. According to his professional expertise the batteries can stay on the boat so long as they get charged. With the wind generator that should not be a problem and it will save the effort that would have been necessary getting them out of ABISHAG and hauled off to a winter location and then bringing them back in the spring to install them once again. Huzzah!
Friday, January 4, 2019
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