When your boat is pulled for a bottom job, there is always a lot of work to be done. You’re gonna be TIRED and sore! Yep, it’s a given. No sense whining about it.
The first thing that happens is pressure washing. Here is Valkyrie before pressure washing:
The first thing that happens is pressure washing. Here is Valkyrie before pressure washing:
Here is Valkyrie after pressure washing:
Almost makes you wonder if the bottom needs painting!
While they were moving Valkyrie to a spot further back on the yard for the week, I got this shot of Don’s toys.
While they were moving Valkyrie to a spot further back on the yard for the week, I got this shot of Don’s toys.
Next the main propeller was pulled off so we could take it to Wildcat Props to be repaired.
Notice how close the truck is parked to the boat. It took four guys to carry the prop over to it.
Don worked on rebuilding the wing engine propeller. That means he took it apart, cleaned it, greased it and put it all back together.
Don worked on rebuilding the wing engine propeller. That means he took it apart, cleaned it, greased it and put it all back together.
He patched the hole in the stabilizer fin.
I scraped off all the barnacles on the keel cooler and the many other places they grow on the boat.
We also prepped and painted all the metal, changed all the zincs, compounded and waxed the blue stripe. We left sanding and painting the bottom to the yard since we didn’t have respirators and disposable body suits.
Here is what the bow thruster looks like. There is another one just like it in the stern.
Here is what the bow thruster looks like. There is another one just like it in the stern.
Here I am looking ultra sexy! Ha Ha!!!
Anyone wanna come help next time???