Boatyard time

The Indian Summer spent the last two weeks at KKMI in Point Richmond, and seemed to really enjoy her time there.  I enjoyed it as well.  It was neat having the boat out of the water and seeing parts I was unfamiliar with.

The rudder issues went back and forth (sorry, had to). 

rudder after grindingIt was clear immediately to the project manager that some bushings were missing, but then it also looked like the rudder had been damaged and poorly repaired.  On closer inspection (once the paint was ground down), he discovered it was actually a nice repair job and that the actual problem turned out to be that the rudder post was slightly bent just above the rudder.  No way to straighten it, but it was taking up too much room at the base of the rudder post tube as it twisted, and that’s why the bottom bushing was missing.  After some deliberation, a new bushing was installed above that spot where the post is still straight and the bushing can do its job.The new anti-fouling paint looks good, I think they did a great job.  

Since the boat was out of the water, I had a nice opportunity to wax the hull and install the swim ladder (only took 3 hours longer than I intended). I really enjoyed going over on the 2 weekends and working on my boat in a sunny yard surrounded by other people working on their boats.
If I can figure it out, I’ll print some photos showing their perfectly named boat hoists: the big one is William Randolph Hoist and the little one is Patty Hoise. Cute.

Also got a kick out of this