Let it Snow

Over the past 4 months Tom has taken numerous north trips to work on the keel. It's been a lot of cutting, sawing, digging, pastering and sanding all while laying on the rocky ground. Not an easy task, but once again she's water tight along the keel.

We took advantage of what we think will be our last warm day this year to cover her up. After getting the price for getting her shrinked wrapped we opted for a BIG blue tarp. We just couldn't see spending so much money on something that was going to potentially get ruined over the winter and then taken off and thrown away in the spring. Wouldn't you know the minute we tried to unfurl this huge 40' x 60' tarp the breezes kicked up, if this had been a sail on a sail boat we'd be happy campers. It was not an easy task to 'evenly' cover Refugio, but we managed. For now the keel will get one more cosmetic coat of epoxy and under the protective cover of the tarp Tom will begin to remove, repair and replace damaged-rotted cap rail. All the water lines have been drained and various hoses disconnected in anticipation of freezing times ahead.