While Heather was back in Arizona for some appointments I had some time to myself and a long list of chores to do. So I spent more time admiring the view of the bay from the marina.
One of the big jobs was cleaning off the hull of the dinghy. We had dropped it in the water when we got into the Chesapeake, and left it in the entire month we were in Solomons. We pulled it up on to the foredeck just before arriving in Annapolis so it had a good six weeks of summer growth on it. I scraped and scrubbed for a couple hours to get this far.
My work was observed from up high on an adjacent catamaran. In a few weeks this boat's owner will wonder why his wind instruments aren't working.
For a couple days after Heather left it continued to be brutally hot and humid. It was better to start outside very early then get inside by mid-morning before the heat really kicked in. After switching to indoor jobs I'd finish up a few more outside as the sun was going down. I masked off the last section of the teak rail around the edge of the boat then finished coating it with Cetol. Now each section of the rail has been coated at least once since we bought the boat. Time to start over again.
I organized the huge, deep starboard lazerette so I could get one thing without emptying everything out. I ordered assorted sizes of multicolored mesh bags for smaller items, then an application specific heavy duty bag for holding the 30amp power cables and adapters. I got a mostly mesh large gym bag for the lines. Now I have to remove at most one thing to get at the items I'm most commonly using. For a boat this is pretty good.
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