And I hepped...

That's from an old "Shake & Bake" commercial, where the Mother is making chicken, and the little girl says, "And I hepped!"  That's southern talk for: "And I helped."

Joan finished up the inside windshield covers today.  I put the snaps on the fabric and the male part of the snaps into the window frames.  It was a group project.  Here's Joan in the trial fit...

And the finished product...

When we ordered window covers with the boat, it came with an exterior windshield cover.  That works, but you have to go out onto the bow to put the cover on... or take it off.  NOT something you want to do when you're at anchor, in case nasty weather would blow in.

Do you need window covers, especially at anchor?  Well, thanks for asking.  Odds are no one will be looking in at anchor, but those windows let in a lot of light... and daylight comes early in the PNW.  And in a marina slip, you get privacy.

The center window in the pilothouse opens to allow airflow into the cabin.  That pucker you see in the center window in the above photo is put in there to allow the cover to fit around the window struts, allowing the cover to be used with the window open, if desired.

It all looks good and fits well.  She also had me put snaps on some webbing to use as "holders" in the cabin.  Convenience items, like that fan holder and one for the door on the head

When we finished that, Joan decided to make a screen fitting for the center window as well.  I guess she likes having a project.

I've been playing guitar each day, building the callouses back up.  When little Izzy first heard the guitar, she hid.  Now, she looks on adoringly...

Something about music and the savage beast (yes, I know the real quote).

Next on the agenda: packing.  Well, deciding what to take, 'cause we don't have the storage space in the boat that we have in the 5th wheel.

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The finished center window screen...

And one of her velcro straps...

That one is holding the door open to the head.  With the shower curtain Joan made for the head, it's nice to leave the door open (no, water doesn't leak out)... gives you a bit more "elbow room."  We already had snaps in place on the door frame from the screen she made for that a couple years ago.