4.18.08

Today we were also fortunate enough to meet a gentleman who is our new surveyor. such a relief when people know what they are doing. He is a licensed boat captain which makes things lot closer to reality. First things first, boot stripe and prepping all the metal work for primer and under coater. SEALIFE baby! I have been dreaming about this since I got the paint from Dave, my neighbor. If it is good for the racers and the tankers than it is my favorite... anyway...
I liked the prop in their original unfinished form but every one tells me that I'll get more speed and better gas mileage if everything is coated under the waterline. I decided not to paint the props and the shafts last time because a lifeguard boat was hauled out with all the bare metal showing. So I figured if it is good for them it'll have to be good for us.

haul out

Well here we go today was the day... she is out of the water without any "problems". The boatyard does not haul out any wooden boats, exception, boats they have known for a long time. This is certainly the case with us because Victor the general manager remembers everything about her and all 22 of her haul outs. What lines... right? Really shows off well when you can be at this angle. The reinforced bottom in the early 80's help regardless. Thank you Nicholas! God Bless.

1924

John McKusick is working on a boat from 1924 built for Henry Ford... how about that hard fact for you?

possible yards for a haul out

Well Dinko's in Long Beach has an elevator for a boat this size and he is well known amongst boaters for this type of work. Meeting the man was an experience I'll never forget. He wants $10,000. 00 certified check just for safety and first time dealing with us, we'll get that back once we finish our project (bottom paint and boot stripe). Also MDR Boatyard might do a haul out for us since they have history on the boat... for me it is much easier to schedule people to work with me at MDR. Long Beach would mean to stay on the boat and just camp out while the work is being done. I am scheduled for the 18th with Victor at MDR.