Springtime Inspection

We were so pleased to find Refugio still tucked in under her big blue tarp today. The tarp however did not fare as well, but it did survive to see another season. At some point over the past few months someone took the time to retie various corners as they must have torn and ripped from the winter storms. It’s comforting to know there are such good folks out there looking out for one another, but that’s usually the case with boat people. Thank you!

We’ve decided to leave Refugio on-the-hard for one more year mainly to finish the pilot house. It’s very convenient to have her only one hours drive from home and the boat yard will let us park the motor home there for a little while too. This will make it easier to concentrate on completing the work without driving back and forth daily.

First up will be a final sanding and application of 2-part epoxy primer on the keel. We’ve decided to put in a door on the starboard side of the pilot house so there will lots of sawing, sanding and measuring. After much research on windows over this winter we’ve decided to go with acrylic (plexiglas) which Tom can cut and install himself. By end of the summer the interior will be finished and the console refurbished. I’ll post pictures as we progress, should be exciting! (See On-the-Hard Work photo album)

As we were leaving the boat yard we noticed the flooded ramp where boats are launched. Apparently the Ohio River just peaked at 50 feet so they won’t be splashing any boats for a few weeks yet.

Right now she’s dry and secure, what more could we ask for!