Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Village Cay Marina

All is well here as we clean and transition the boat from passagemaking to living on the hook and day sailing. We are putting in some pretty long days dispite how the photos look :))) ...

So far we have stripped and cleaned the forward head and cabin, the galley and the fridge, freezer and the starboard side of the main cabin... all emptied scrubbed down and polished then items sorted and repacked as we install all the things we had stored away for the warmer weather and kinder sailing...

We have also done some shopping and now have food and drink on board so that we can stay out of the hotel restaurant and eat on board for loads less cash...

Mack has scrubbed and cleaned the entire deck wood and fiberglass. What came out of the wood was amazing and it has now taken on almost a silky appearance... big change, we have also sorted and changed several lines and re-set how we handle several processes.

The old girl enjoyed the voyage and is now settling in very comfortably as we continue to deep clean re-sort and stow things ...half the inside left to go... but things are really starting to take shape...

I asked Mack to model the hammock for the pics and I think he glued himself to it....kidding ...i think... ...I would like to thank Alex for the Hammock and Brad for the awning they both fit and work beautifully... Thank you both.... just some of the things we had tucked away ...if you look really hard you may see the fishing pole over the stern and that out little patio lights are back up ...they are as nice or nicer than allot of the lighting ideas we see here and they don't blink like the string lights on the guys cat up the jetty.... red on red off green on green off red on...... there is an axe here somewhere.... anyhow....

Here are some photos of some of the work we are doing, and the results, and of where we are sitting here at the marina...




























5 comments:

Allan Baird and Jean Roberts said...

Hey! Maybe you should clarify that the "old girl" that you are referring to is the BOAT and not ME!

Allan Baird and Jean Roberts said...

Sweetie, I would never call you an old girl ...never!!,... my old lady perhaps ...but never old girl ...of course I meant the boat silly... I love you...

Allan Baird and Jean Roberts said...

i love you too!

Xcelsior said...

Good to hear you and boat are all in tack. If you ever run into a cat call "Puddle Jumper" please say hello for us.

Enjoy the adventures guys, wish we were with you.

Pat & Ted
Xcelsior

Michelle Roger said...

Hi Al,
Happy New Year all the best and hope you start enjoying your retirement without incidents soon. All is well on the home front, not enjoying -26 weather. I could you use some sun too...so make sure you get lots on my behalf. Hope you get your new engine soon.

M