Thank you Robbie's Maritime Center

Robbie's was great for our haul out. The people were wonderful. Our stuff, no matter how much we left out, was never touched. We felt safe and supported throughout our bottom job. Robbie's is great!! 

We're glad to be done with all that hard work though. 

More haul out pics

Notice the number of paint blisters that we ground, faired, sanded, sealed, and painted!!! Hundreds!! (If, for any reason they fail and pop off I may just cry myself into a catatonic state).

The haul out

Well, the 14 days in the yard certainly kept me busy. The work was tremendous, the sore muscles would have kept me up at night except the exhaustion overruled. The only work we haven't completed is painting the decks. EVERYTHING else is done!!! Yup, shiny new thru hulls and seacocks, a smooth painted bottom, and super clean running gear. 

The amount of time and effort required for each of those tasks (in 90 degree high humidity with nothing but an extension cord and a garden hose) is indescribable... I'm glad it's over...and I'm proud that we did it with minimal help.