Hetty Brace Ship’s Log

March 2001

 

 

 

The weather lately is the kind of stuff the Florida Chamber of Commerce would like you to believe happens all year around.  It’s perfect.  Cool at night and warm and sunny during the day.  Unfortunately in a month or two is going to be, well, hotter than hell.

 

Speaking of hell, we survived the haul out from.  As soon as the boat was picked up we could see that there was a big problem with our 2 and a half year-old barrier coat.  The solution, unfortunately, was to grind it all off.  It’s not fun lugging around an 8” grinder for 8 hours a day – all the while looking at the toxic white dust that you spent so much time and money putting on.  We did get a lot of other things done, though.  All in all, it was a good haul out – even if Alfie did hate being carried up and down the ladder and we had to live in yard grime.

 

So now I’m a boat husband.  Finally, I have time to do all of the things I’ve thought about while at work.  I’ve had two days of it so far.  Today I brought out the new portable table saw.  Incredibly, I am still fully in possession of all of my fingers – nothin’ got poked out, either.  The table saw makes things much easier and I have a bunch of interior trim projects in mind for it.  With all of the projects planned, it will be a while before I’m spending my days lounging around in a dirty bathrobe and fuzzy slippers.

 

March was a tough month around here.  The sale of the store, as smooth as it was, was still incredibly chaotic.  The very next day we hauled out and had two weeks of fun there.  I’m looking forward to things slowing down to a manageable level.

 

As I read this, I realize how boring our lives must seem to anyone reading this.  Maybe I should talk about the dinner we had with a knee-capping mobster – who was, by the way, the perfect gentleman.  Nah, I think that will hold until we meet in person.

 

The Captain and Crew of Hetty Brace wish you fair winds!