Well I am making progress on the boat. I have a lot of the sanding done and old paint removed. This is very tiring work. I have the framing done to support the decks and to provide watertight compartments fore and aft that will aid in righting the boat if (when) it tips over. You may guess correctly that I have owned several sailboats before and all but one were susceptible (very likely) to tip over if the wind was very strong. I suspect this one will also be the same. I still haven't ordered the sail material nor the few pieces of hardware that I will need to make it sail but soon I will. The boat will be painted in nearly it's original colors of red and grey. The outer hull will be red and the interior and deck will be light grey. The spars, mast and boom, will be red and the oars will be grey. It should be an attractive craft when done. I have no idea how long that will take but hopefully by the first of June or so.
We have a couple of trips coming up in May and June which we are looking forward to. Our granddaughter Kaylee will graduate from highschool in May and we will try to attend the ceremony. That makes you feel old. We also plan to travel to Michigan this summer when Martha's mom will be 90. We also are excited about that.
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