Archive for October, 2009
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Two Steps Closer to Launch
We’ve had to let the epoxy intermediate layer on our sail drives cure for a few days before we begin with the antifouling layer, so we still haven’t got the boat in the water. It’s not so bad though. There are a couple of other boats here as well, who are also preparing their hulls [...]
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Chemistry Experiments
We’re eager to get back into the water, but we do still have lot’s of work to do on the boat. One of the main things we’ve been working on is a complete strip and refinish of our aluminum sail drives. When we hauled out, some of the paint was chipped off down to the [...]
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
San Juan del Sur
After a long three-day journey, we pulled into San Juan del Sur, retrieved our bags from the bus’ luggage compartment and made our way back to the boat. It’s really nice to come back to a place that you’ve been to before. There was something very comforting about walking through town, where everyone remembers you [...]