41 Days And Counting.......

There are 41 days left until the first gun of the 2009 season, and US 111 is still in the Hayward boat yard. We can see the end, but in all reality we only have 32 days left until she HAS to be launched to make the first race. Not much time if you weigh in the fact that Knarr US 103 also needs to be hauled and a bottom job done in the same time frame.

Yesterday we applied the final coat of varnish to the cabin, combing, king planks and margin boards. The phenolic is almost complete, with only the hatch rails and wear strips left to finish. We have a ton of stainless steel hardware and fasteners to polish and install. In the next couple of days we will finish all the final touches and remove all the tape from the decks, only to cover the top half of the boat and start working on refinishing the bottom. Below are some pictures that I snapped before heading home Sunday night..........
So far the work done is looking good, now let's see if we can beat the calender..........