On Monday Chad was scheduled to get to the boat so we had to move the dinghy off the front deck. Before he could get to waxing the fiberglass and polishing the metal the whole thing needed to be cleaned. Parts of the deck took a weak bleach solution to remove the green cast.
He used Collinite Metal Wax on the metal fixtures and trim, and Meguiers's marine version of their cleaner wax on the gelcoat. It took a couple days but the results were very satisfying. Like most cleaning or detailing, it highlighted what needed to be done next, in this case, the teak trim. More on that later. Now I have a good base and need to keep up with this better.
While Chad was working outside, we were inside, trying to get our finances settled and finish getting our bill paying completely automatic so we could disappear for a while without drama when we returned. I was also working again on how we were going to get accurate weather forecasts up to twice a day while we were in the Bahamas.
After Chad was done we loaded the dinghy on the deck and secured the diesel jugs, one of which looked like it needed replacing. She's no longer a dirty girl.
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