July 16, 2001 -- Finishing the Bottom

Sam and Micki arrived this morning around 9:30 or so. After gabbing for a few minutes, Micki and I suited up. As we were about to enter the water, Britt and Ilana from Windom stopped by to say hi. Micki and I finished up the port side of the boat in short order, and moved to the starboard side. While Micki focused on the main hull, I worked on the keel of the boat. Before we took our first break, I had cleaned almost 90% of the keel, and Micki had cleaned the rest of the hull back to the ladder! We knew we would finish today. After our break, we went back in the water. Micki focused on the prop and shaft while I continued cleaning the rest of the hull. We finished within minutes of each other. We now have a clean hull! We packed everything up and helped Micki and Sam load everything into their dinghy. They headed back to their boat and we fixed lunch. At 3:30 PM, I headed into the marina for a hurricane preparedness discussion that John on Second Millennium was giving. It was an interesting discussion. Second Millennium was here when Hurricane Lenny, hit the islands to the north. They were able to report on the destruction on the NW coast from the large swell rolling in. Next, Sea Marva talked about their experience in Hurricane Louis in St. Martin. Again, it was an awe inspiring talk. After the discussion was over, I stayed at the bar for a little while socializing before catching a ride back to the boat with Sue and Leon from Masade