November 25, 2018

Skeedeen 22

Monday

Over the weekend, I finished up the work on deck with the new hatches.  Satisfied now with the state  of cure of the deck paint, I went ahead and installed the four new rectangular hatches in the existing openings, following all my usual installation standards:  mask, sealant, install, clean up.

I continued with the two small round hatches above the fuel tanks.

Once the sealant had a chance to cure, the project  was complete, and I got ready to move the boat outdoors for storage.  Using an existing framework provided by the owner, I set up the support for the boatcover while the boat was still indoors, then, later, moved her out and installed a new tarp.  This ended up just short at the gunwale amidships on on one side, but I planned to install another, smaller tarp over the top to take care of this minor area.

Total time billed on this job today:  5 hours

0600 Weather Observation:  31°, light snow.  Forecast  for the day:  light snow throughout the day, insignificant accumulation, around 32°