Here comes the sun
Moved the boat out from its shelter where it has stood for about 30 years. Using block and our anchor chain and a few trees and bushes, and Maxwell our groundsman, the boat moved 30m into the sun. One of the reasons was to not disturb the new owlets in the rafters. The other reason was to see what the sun would do to the sealant on the deck. So nice to be able to stand up straight now while working on the deck! The design and making of the dodger is proving to be very tricky, of course. How to determine the height of it so that one short person can see over it from the cockpit, and one tall person can get into the cabin without having to do backbends. We have been anxiously waiting for the finalising of the sale of our property; and transport arrangements to Richards Bay. The last few years has felt like a rollercoaster ride. We have been chugging up to that big one for the last year, and the free fall on the other side is on t...