Everything needs to be scrubbed down - sitting around is definitely not good for this boat :-) Fenders were high on the list as they hadn't had a good wash down since I'm not sure when.
The fun part of cleaning something this dirty is it is so EASY to see the progress made.
And finally, the boat will be going in the water tomorrow. We've really enjoyed the time with Matt and Wendy but we are ready to get back on the water :-)
Wendy made the trek to the boat with us yesterday. The day started nice but storms were rolling around the area and by the time we left, the Neuse River was getting pretty stirred up.
Note the old viewing 'binoculars' on the ferry. They still work for a quarter. We didn't try it but I remember seeing these things at lots of places we visited when we were kids. Not sure we ever fed quarters into on though.
One of the jobs Wendy agreed to do was to scrub the wallpaper around the dash. I love the wallpaper we ended up putting on the water ruined teak inside the cabin when we first redid the boat but it has these little ridges that need to be scrubbed with a toothbrush. No problem - no whining - just a focused get the job done! We really need to figure out how to ventilate the boat next summer.
Steve in the meantime was outside the boat working on the prop. Lots of little barnacles were growing on the it. The bottom paint (blue) on the hull keeps barnacles from growing on it but paint just doesn't stick to the bronze prop.
Except of course we are going to try something new. A member on one of the boating list serves uses a 93% zinc paint on the prop and claims it works quite well. We'll see.
I had to say it looks really good and hopefully it will do something other than spin right off!
When we sit for 2 or 3 months in Marathon, Steve uses the dive hose and cleans the bottom every once in a while. This keeps the barnacles at bay with a swipe of a plastic scraper. The ones on the prop required a metal scraper, wire brush and steel wool. Definitely not a fun job.
All of the lines are now almost dry. After being washed at the laundromat, the lines were soaked in fabric softener in the bathtub for 24 hours.
A good rinse and then hung to dry on the swing on the patio. There was a good breeze today so by tomorrow morning, they will be good to go.
As long as we don't leave them behind....
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