Galesville Harbor Yacht Yard (blocked) to Piney Narrows Yacht Haven (docked)
September 8 and 9, 2022
John’s wrist felt okay enough for us to paint Lailia’s hull (and the sun came out, too).
Since the paint is high in volatile organic compounds, we made sure to wear protective gear like respirator masks, eye protection and painters’ suits. (The curve of the hull meant that we had to assume some odd positions, too, so we were also protected from getting paint on our clothes and in our hair.)
We managed to get the hull done, except for the eight places where the wood from the stands was touching the hull. Tomorrow we’ll have those pieces moved so we can touch them up. Once those pieces dry (about 4 hours), Lailia will be able to get back in the water.
The boatyard folks moved the stands first thing this morning so John got out and covered the spots before breakfast.
Four hours later, we were ready splash (although there was no splashing involved). The process is very quick and easy, which seems amazing to me.
Getting back on the water is great – we will not miss using a tall ladder to get on and off Lailia, although we are really proud of our system for hoisting groceries onto the boat with a hook attached to a spring line.
We had following tides as we left Galesville which helped move us right along.
A beautiful, breezy Friday afternoon is prime time for recreational boats on the Chesapeake, along with the cargo ships that stage here as they wait to go into Baltimore.
As always, ospreys are hanging out all over the place.
We made it back to our slip long before nightfall and with enough time to Zoom with our younger son who has to work on his birthday tomorrow.
There are still some boat tasks to complete but in the last week we have complete the two largest ones – the survey and the bottom paint.
Life on Lailia 