May 22, 2011

On the Grid!

Today was our big day on the grid. We made it down to the boat a little before 4:30 am.  For those of you that know us well, you know that generally we do not go anywhere at 4:30 in the morning.  Most days when we head out for a boat trip we usually get out of the house between 10 & noon.  This morning was different though, we had to be in precisely the right place at precisely the right time in order to settle on the grid properly.


Dave backed us out of our slip and ran us over to the grid as though he'd done it hundreds of times.  We tied off to the pilings and waited for the tide to go out.

On the Grid... waiting
Several years of slime and grime on one of the buoys.

A couple of hours later and we are high and dry!





The SHAD and NINE LIVES on the grid.

This was my first look at what was underneath the water line.  The Mussels were so thick I thought for sure we'd never get them off of there.  Thankfully I was wrong; they were really easy to just scrape right off.  The ones we couldn't reach with the scraper were blown off with the pressure washer.

Under the bow area

Under the stern; shaft/prop area.
We pressure washed and scraped for several hours.

Dave pressure washing the stern.

Port side.

Misty scraping under the bow.

Brenda topside and Misty scraping under the bow.

Jim and Dave trying to clean the muck off of the buoy.

Dave on the stern again.

Brenda pressure washing.
Starboard prop after cleaning.

Port prop after cleaning.

Looking down the starboard side.

We definitely expected to find rust under there but all in all we were very happy with the hull.  We'll probably have to take care of the rust under the bow by welding on new steel plates and we're not sure how we are going to tackle the rust issue around the lower "rail" (not sure what else to call it).

Port side under the bow.

Starboard side, under the bow.

Stern lower rail.

Port side, lower rail, stern corner.
After a long day on the grid we finally had to call it quits as the water started to come back up around us. 

Here comes the water!

A little more water.

And a little more...
And away we go!
Dave, Jim & Brenda in the wheelhouse.

May 18, 2011

Going on the Grid

So we've decided that since we're not hauled out in the yard yet, we'll go ahead and make the annual trip to Taku Harbor Memorial Weekend.  This means we're going to have to put 'er up on the grid and pressure wash several years of slime and grime off the hull.  This should be fun; ok, maybe not so much.  We'll be going on the grid around 4am Saturday morning and coming off around 5pm Saturday evening.  Stay tuned for pictures!

~Misty~

May 15, 2011

SCORE!!

We swung by the Juneau Yacht Club's annual member garage sale on Saturday and I scored these two fenders for $20.00!  SCORE!!  It's hard to tell from the picture, but these guys are huge compared to the ones we use on our smaller boats!  These will be great when we are rafting up with friends!

~Misty~

This Is Why We Are Still Waiting!

We took a drive over to the "boat yard" at Trucano's today to see if any progress had been made in getting the boats out of the yard that are in our way... No Such Luck!  There are 5 boats sitting up there where we need to be.  Just one of them needs to move, that's all!  At least I now know why we are still waiting!  Hopefully sometime in the next week or so there will be some movement.


~Misty~

May 10, 2011

The Big Reveal!

After months of waiting we were finally able to take off the Winter cover and got a good look at the SHAD;  by golly there really is a boat under there!  It took us several hours, and with the help of our good friends we were able to get 'er done!  This brings us one step closer to the haul out!

Tearing down the plywood front

Port Side

Port Side

Starboard Bow

Port Side

Bow

Starboard Bow

May 9, 2011

Frustrated!

Ok... so we're more or less ready to get the SHAD on dry land and take a look at her, but the yard is full.  There are a few boats that need to leave before we can be pulled out.  I hadn't really thought about that as I assumed it was large enough to accomodate many boats.  So we're waiting, STILL and we're a little frustrated!! 

The good news is the paint is here, zincs are available locally and we have friends to help us. Keeping our fingers crossed for a sound hull, speedy pressure washing and sandblasting and weather dry enough to paint.

If you're in the neighborhood and want to get dirty, give us a shout!


~Misty~

May 8, 2011

Deck Boxes Painted

We're getting closer and closer to getting the boat pulled out of the water. Our order of paint has arrived in Juneau and should be delivered to the yard in a day or two.  Hopefully we'll be pulling her by sometime next week.

Dave and I spent the afternoon sanding and painting the deck boxes.  We'll be removing the winter cover this week, so everything that is going to be exposed to the elements either needs to be re painted or removed from the deck.  The boxes will get another coat of paint tomorrow, then the cover comes down Tuesday. 


Small box

Large box