Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The change-over begins...

We pulled Wild Blue out of storage today.  She was grubby on the outside, but otherwise looked fine.  I had disconnected the batteries and put them on a small solar panel - it did a fine job of keeping them topped off.

With the water restrictions in effect in our area, we stopped at the boat ramp on our island and rinsed the dirt off the boat...



We now have her back home; I will put a coat of wax on her and touch up the bottom paint as the weather permits... it is supposed to cool off to the 70s this weekend.  That should be a lot more comfortable for climbing all around and under the boat.

We'll start the loading process after that and get ready for the long trek to the Pacific Northwest.

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On edit:

Working on other stuff.  I cleaned the "mustache" at the bow and down the waterline - that Attwood Premium Hull Cleaner does a better job than anything else I have ever used.  Just be sure to keep it off the bottom paint and trailer!

Joan brought the v-berth cushions into the house to size up and cut the new gel memory foam topper we bought for that...


Of course, she had to test out the comfort factor.  ;-)  In order to get enough width, it takes a king-size topper.  After letting the memory foam expand for a day or so, we'll cut it to fit the shape, and Joan will sew a pad and cover for it.

Little Izzy didn't come out to lay with her... after getting shots at the vet yesterday, the poor little thing is a bit lethargic, and just wants "me time."  Pretty sure she holds me responsible for that trip.


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