Saturday 21 November 2015

November 15 - 20, 2015 in the boat yard for maintenance


bird identification correction this is a Ibis, not Limpkin


Ibis again, not Limpkin


downtown LaBelle had a Wharf Walk evening, nicely decorated tables


Joe's supper


my Swamp Cabbage Gumbo, it is a certain kind of Palm Tree


live music .. loved the stage .. looks like a sailboat


some of the people we met, Miss Patty is in the green top, she loans bicycles and wagons to cruisers to go into town and buy groceries etc.  … she is for sure a good ambassador for LaBelle


Joe wearing his Life is Better on the Bay t-shirt, bought at Trophies Two in Owen Sound
the lead singer singing to Joe …


the oak trees covered with Spanish Moss …


Bird of Paradise flower


mailbox in Rudder Street, Turkey Creek


there is lots of beautiful palms in Turkey Creek


Modaki has moved about 5 miles up the river to Glades Marina for haul out


waiting our turn … the neighbourhood alligator did his rounds checking out a new boat




the bottom had a thin layer of black


power washing got most of it off


they positioned us close to the office and washrooms, which we like


checking the keel bolts


making sure that they are still tight


next came cleaning and rebuilding the Stuffing Box .. new clamps as the other ones where pretty rusted


changing the anode on the shaft, the old one was only on for 4 months


scraping the companionway boards, Joe now has 2 coats of varnish on them and the handrails on the cabin top


guess who we found on our boat yard, Brian Mundle from our club back home …
…. Brian came by car and us by boat


the next job was to replace the boat anodes .. the 2 lighter coloured ones where in for 4 months,(and they came out easy), and the darker colour one was in for 12 months … it took us 2 days of hard work to get this one out, and $85 dollars of new tools .. the silver coloured one is brand new …


the temperature here is 85 plus F. and humidity is 89-90 F.  so we get lots of small showers,
all day long


Joe calling US Customs to report our travel plans .. this is the third time we have called and
still can't get to talk to a officer


Joe scraping the bottom, getting ready for the anti fouling


a thunderstorm coming this time


I've been working on cleaning and waxing the hull … we now have 2 coats of wax on


Keith and Bella


Bella doing tricks


Bella was not too sure about me


finally ….


Brian and Joe enjoying supper on Modaki

we are launching on Tuesday, November 24

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