In fifteen years we haven’t been off Mr Mac for so long, and we’re finally sooo close to getting back
aboard. If you remember, we hauled the boat in November and had her hull
stripped to dry out (after thirty years in the water, it had picked up some
moisture). We spent the winter on Cape Cod (in a house, no less!) and enjoyed
(or endured, in Chris’ case) record-breaking snowfalls. After a flurry of spring
conventions from Toronto to North Carolina to Seattle, we settled down to
prepare Mr Mac for the water. This is
the royal “we”, because Chris has been the one busting his butt priming then
painting the hull, reinstalling through-hull fittings, modifying the water
system and installing a new expansion tank, and adjusting the engine mounts. (Have
I said lately how much I love my husband?) So it’s with great excitement that
we put several projects to rest and prepare to splash. Can’t wait to get wet!
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| Naked fiberglass |
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| Green primer |
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| Red anti-fouling paint |
Spring has finally sprung on the Cape, and we took an
afternoon to go walking around Nickerson State Park in Brewster. The weather
was beautiful, the trees and flowers starting to bloom, and we got in a nice
five-mile hike. Others were enjoying the day fishing in one of the numerous
ponds and lakes, hiking or biking, or laying on the beach. The weirdest thing we encountered was a stripped deer leg, bones only, hanging in a tree (see pic). WTF??
