Days 230 & 231: Hauled Out

Galesville Harbor Yacht Yard (on blocks)

September 2 & 3, 2022

It was a very quick trip from the anchorage to the yacht yard where we met our surveyor, Curt. Curt spent a few hours checking Lailia’s systems while she was still in the water.

When he was finished with that part, it was time for Lailia to be hauled from the water.

Once we had her out of the water, she was power washed which took off a layer of “stuff” including some barnacles and algae.

Curt inspected Lailia’s hull. We have a through-hull that has to be replaced but everything else looks good. Since we had Lailia out of the water, John decided that we would get her sanded and then we would paint her hull – it’s been about three years since her last painting, so it’s time.

Curt’s a good guy and said that he would loan us a car while we were here; we are also able to stay on Lailia while she is up on blocks. These two things have really been a gift – we don’t have to find a place to stay and pay for Ubers. Curt also took us to a marine supply store and used his professional discount on the hull paint (it’s not cheap).

Staying in Lailia in the yard while she is up on blocks is…an adventure. Each time I climb up or down the ladder, I pretend that I am staying in a treehouse (for some reason). We do have power, so once I am inside our boat, I can forget how high we are.

We were able to go to the grocery store today. This part of Maryland is really, really pretty.

Galesville is a small, quiet town with some nice sidewalks, so John and I took an afternoon walk. There’s so many pretty flowers right now.

We have to wait until Tuesday morning to have Lailia sanded so we’ll enjoy our treehouse time for a few more days.