Meanwhile, Back at the Boatyard….

Eli and his son, Josue have diligently cleaned, sanded and
scraped the topsides and the hull of Ray's boat. Finally in
early December it was primed and painted. 

Ray’s sailboat is finally painted!! After months of sanding, filling multitudes of dings and gouges, gel coating, more sanding and filling, the primer coat and final top coat is complete. It looks great and gives us hope that someday it will be back in the water again. Ray is holding off on replacing the old engine (which is sitting in Eli’s brother’s back yard) until the CR paperwork is completed. This could take a while, but it gives us plenty of time to get the interior repairs done and find an engine. Hopefully a used one in good condition……. but maybe a brand new one.