I'm glad I had convinced myself, for the work was long, hard and often tedious. A LOT of sanding and filling and painting and replacing. About a third of a bulkhead had rotted and had to be cut out and replaced with marine plywood and re-fiberglassed and the hull was a mass of nicks, dings and scrapes. A new cabin door had to be fabricated. The wood trim had weathered to a dirty grey and much of her running gear needed replacement. That's to say nothing of things that needed to be added such as a boarding ladder and other amenities. But in the end, it was all worth it. I don't want to give the idea I did this all myself. A lot of people pitched in and worked tirelessly. I shouldn't mention names right now for I'll forget someone and piss them off, but to Zandy, Glenn, Ricky, Michael, Molly, Jennie, Jay, Carmen, Bill and, especially, Keith . . . thank you so very much. This bud's for you.

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Bring her 2 points into the wind