Friday was a bit on the "just one of those days" side. Katie had delay after delay getting going but she was able to squeeze in a bit more time with Aunt Stacy! After a day of airport hopping we were glad to have her home.
As far as the boat goes, the welder that is needed for stainless was a bit of a challenge. It is almost impossible to find a place that will rent out a MIG welder. The other issue is the voltage. Most run on 220 and that won't work very well dockside. So long story short we have to bite the bullet and buy one. This puts us back a bit as far as scheduling goes but it should be here Thursday at the very latest. That has turned out well though. We have gone ahead and purchased a pipe bender for the steel and a plastics welder to repair the water tank leaks. We are hoping to purchase the steel tomorrow morning. The bathroom window has been one of those things... Basically we have had to re build the entire upper half around the window from scratch since the rott in there was much more extensive than the others. So as soon as the epoxy dries we can cut out the window frame and pop the new one in. It will be structurally sound and no worries when it is done. Stewart has been the most helpful little "Gopher" in the last few weeks..."Go for this, go get that = Gopher." He is learning alot about boatworks and patience. Katie helped me today,Saturday, to finish sanding the port side handrails. She is an excellent little helper also and we are both very proud of them. The rails should all be ready to re bed and mount by Tuesday. I will be glad to have the headliner back on also as it poses an eyesore. I myself have really had to learn not to stress over having things turned upside down. (perhaps I was a bit obsessive over things looking "pretty" haha) This experience has cured me of that, to some degree. It will be nice to have things done soon and enjoy the fruits of our labor cruising down the coast, chasing whales and racing with dolphins once again.
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