“Maintenance Availability” Week 1

We are so happy to be home! But, this isn’t an entirely social visit. As this is our first long marina stay in about six months, we have a lot to get done. In Navy speak, it’s a “maintenance availability.” The kids are super excited to get off the boat and hang out with some friends, too. And we are excited to do some boat work with unlimited power and water!

So, what have we been up to? Frank completed maintenance on our dinghy outboard, did some fiberglass repairs in the cockpit, completed anchor windlass maintenance, replaced the transom shower fixtures (because I broke one), and purged and reorganized the cockpit locker and lazarettes. I stripped the old varnish off our cockpit table, sealed the cockpit teak with a few coats of Semco, ordered parts and school supplies, and cleaned like a mad woman. Oh, and I gave the boy a much-needed dockside haircut.

Excited to pull into the marina!

First Semco coat (top).

Beautiful disaster?

It’s hot here!

We also managed to visit with some of our old neighbors most days. We took the weekend “off” to visit family in the area, but we will be back at it this week with a galley remodel!