The main hatch over our spare berth had developed a small leak....the only solution is really to remove the hatch and redo the caulking. Tedious process as the caulking is likely 10 years old or more.
We disassembled the hatch and cleaned all surfaces.
Just brute force, no other way to do it.
A messy but satisfying project.
All done, just waiting 24 hours to remove the excess caulk and masking tape. Ah, the joys of boat ownership!
Have I told you lately that I love my window louvers? The view out of the salon is just wonderful after being closed in with the dark window coverings for so many years.....but in the mornings/evenings when the sun angle is low, the harsh sun is annoying and hot. (Yes, the windows are tinted but it's not sufficiently dark to help with this issue).
Pattern cut and fitted snugly inside the window frame. Not perfect but doesn't have to be....sorry for the mess, you know how it gets when you're in the middle of several projects.....
All done with the fitting. There is some sagging because the windows are at a pretty steep angle. I've ordered some heavy duty suction cups from Amazon that will be inserted to keep the material snug to the window.....
I won't use them often but will be nice to have in certain situations.
Duane has been working on adding 600 watts more in solar panels. We had 960 watts which was great, but more is better!! Just getting started deciding on positions.
Making sure he leaves room for a walking path when needed
All done, working great.
It’s that time of year again. Time for us to be crew on Bluejacket for the yearly haulout. Beautiful almost fall morning.
The narrow well - Bluejacket just barely squeezes in with a few inches to spare.
More little boat chores. Not many of them very photogenic, like cleaning the rusty spots off of all the stainless bright work.
This one is kind of fun though. I had ordered these Manta stickers a couple of years ago. Several of the Manta boats have them on the sides of the hull to mark where the slings should go when we haul out. Just now got around to putting them on.
Two step application. Put the sticker on, then wet the outside paper to release.
Otherwise, Duane is steadily working on the install of 600 more watts of solar. We'll have a total of, I think, 1560 watts when he's done. This will mean we really don't need a generator anymore. If our existing generator has issues, we'll just remove it and gain several hundred pounds of useful load!
Different beautiful view from the boat. It’s still gorgeous weather, a tad bit on the warm side, though.
Just checking in…..We’re at the boat, weather is wonderful. We’re just doing lots of boat chores.
View from the boat!
We are back at the boat and it is just lovely here! The sail cover fits fine, it’s a little looser than I was expecting. May have to do a bit of adjustment.
Paving day has finally arrived!!!
The work crew arrived on schedule at 8AM.
Fun to watch. Here are some before and after shots.
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Looking forward to driving on the nice smooth surface!
The paving guys finally showed up....today is just clean-up the old road surface day. Tomorrow will be paving.
In the front parking lot - hope the workers have hearing protection and a mask. I couldn't really see.
Our existing road is in pretty rough shape....
They've swept away some of the old chip/tar surface that I didn't know was loose!
Will be fun to watch tomorrow as they put the asphalt down!
