On days that warmed up a little, at least for a few hours, we started cleaning up the outside of the boat. Parts of the deck were literally a little green from growth. While we had the hose out for spraying off the bird crap off we also filled up the water tanks. We'd paid Chad late last year to clean and wax the hull, but we had held off on the topside until closer to our departure. We were trying to make it a little less embarrassing before Chad came back.
While our car was doing well for it's age, one thing that was just not as big a priority in the mid-90s was cup holders. I had researched options off and on for years but never really found anything appealing and practical. I recently had resolved to fabricate something from wood, inspired by the boat. Not something that was going to happen for a while.
While on a web site relating to cruisers I happened upon something new. This guy had custom designed various cup and other holder options then fabricated them using rapid prototyping machines. Basically they print the part, line by line, layer by layer, out of a thermo-plastic material. Then they seal and bond the preform with another polymer. They even matched to interior colors. I had to support this!
After some discussion with Heather I acknowledged that after having one and a half cup holders for more than a decade we probably didn't immediately need five more. I ordered a pair that fit just behind the center console, accessible from both the front and back seats. We picked them up on the office on our way out of town a few days later. More on that in the following posts.
On a walk from the marina to the little downtown area for breakfast one day we happened upon this memorial. I only had a vague awareness of Brunswick Stew before arriving here, but it is a side order at many restaurants in the region.
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