2019 RV/Boat

I drove up to Manistee this morning to visit the boat.  Some boats have been moved so we were able to get to the portion of the hull with a polishing wheel that wasn't possible during the winter.  So the hull sides are totally polished and the whole thing got another coat of paste wax.  In addition, the new bottom is finished.  That involved a soda blast stripping, three coats of epoxy barrier coat, and two coats of VC17 high performance paint.  It looks awesome!

In addition, the new port location is now on the transom.

Only problem is, I may never get there.  There's still a bit of ice from Leland to White Shoal.  Doesn't look like much from the satellite, but some of those floes are the size of a small city.

The good news is that is much less ice than a few days ago.  The bad news is, it's still winter like cold along the Lake Michigan coast.  Therefore, launch is now looking like May 29th.  About a month later than usual.

Of course that is subject to change.