Plans

This weekend, I will attack my boat with a gauge and some epoxy.  I need to chip out the rotted wood in the transom well then infiltrate it with epoxy.  Throughout this entire experience I need to chant to myself "Less is more, less is more, less is more" so that the boat doesn’t wind up looking like the surfboard I tried to repair.  The repaired region has a nasty tendency to sink.  On the positive, if a shark ever bites that spot it’ll lose all its teeth.

<—  That’s the area I need to rip out and repair.  Its important because its where the engine is supposed to attach.

Today, my boss showed me how to splice 3-strand ropes to make nice dock lines.  Its really gratifying to be create something that looks so complex.  So I hope you will all appreciate your Christmas gifts this year and the hard work that went into them.

I’m also going to wax the hull between the waterline and the deck on Sunday.  Apparently, that helps protect the gelcoat when you run into the dock.

Anyone local want to hang out and help me with all this on Sunday?  I hear you get a great buzz off of epoxy fumes.