January 23, 2013

It's been cold and windy which has slowed Carter's outdoor work.  It's not a good idea to mess with the panels in such windy conditions.  The cold front has moved through and we hope to get back to some serious work.  Carter continues getting set to install the remaining 4 panels onto the sundeck and I continue to work on the head.  Have I mentioned that I hate paint prep?    Grrrrr

Carter started by beefing up the center support with 3" structural channel.

 

Then reinstalled the linear actuators on the starboard side.

 

In the middle of all this, a bird came and parked himself on the bow line causing Radar to go nuts! 

 

 

Not only this bird but there was also a pelican that kept diving for fish just a couple feet off our port side.

 

 

And all the manatees!  We counted 40 that we could see in the other side of the marina basin.

There was only about 20 on our side.

 

 

 

 

 

A momma and her baby caught my eye.

 

 

Ok, back to the head for more scraping paint, sanding the walls and making a huge dusty mess ... everywhere.

 

 

So I decided to cover everything with sheets and towels.

 

By the time this nightmare is over...the walls in the head should look great and not have to be painted again for many years.

 

 

Is it safe to come back in yet?