Just When You Think You're Done...

Finally, a sunny weekend. We even made sure we brought a cooler to keep our favorite frosty beverages cool.

After 3 Barrier Coats on Saturday and 1 Barrier Coat, 1 Bottom Coat and a fully waxed hull on Sunday, we were, still only, almost ready to wet the boat. A final bottom coat on Monday morning put the finishing touches on our drydock season.

Wednesday morning was the day the boat would be dropped into it's summer home. After leaving work in Newton, Mass, I raced east on the pike and over the Tobin Bridge eager to see Miller Time in the water. I jumped aboard, checked the hatches and was greeted with a bilge filled with water. For those of you not familiar with boating, the water is supposed to outside the vessel.

After pumping out as much water that the one working bilge pump would allow, it appears that we have a small leak where the new transducer was installed. Nobody likes drilling holes beneath the waterline, but the new depth finder required it. My fearless, road warrior, father is on his way down as we speak, armed with a sleeping bag and a pipe wrench. We are both hoping for a quick fix.

Boating doesn't always mean using the boat for what you want. Sometimes, it takes a dirty job or two to get you where you want. Better safe than sorry. Just when you think you are done, there is some more work to do.