Spring Outfitting - Day 32

Rain kept us inside most of the morning but progress was not slowed as a result. Gregory and Brian C. worked on the varnish on Tug 'n' Grunt.

She's going to look great this year!

While my Brian sanded deck boxes and the rudder and tiller from Tug.

I filled water tanks and pressurized the water system. We're in pretty good shape with some minor fixes still on the to-do list. I need to replace a couple leaky gaskets and the sprayer next to the sink in the galley. Then I'll hook up the shower and the water system will be complete.

My Brian put the third coat of varnish on these ladders.

And I put the final coat on this box and one deck box lid as well as the first coat on the rudder, tiller, and another deck box lid.

I also managed to paint the hawse pipes and chain brake and put the final coat on the gold stripes on the dolphin striker.

My Brian painted an important piece for the lobster bake (a metal cross piece that holds the lobster tub on top of our fire pan - he used a special high-temp spray paint) and I painted the chart weights (gold spray paint so they look like gold bars!) and metal rings for the lights in the heads.

Of course, crew lunch is always on a rainy day so we had lunch at the Rockland Cafe today. I had a pulled pork sandwich and french fries with pumpkin cheesecake for dessert!