FINALLY 👏

APPLAUSE IS WELCOME

The condo that had been our 2 decade, 8th floor home on the water (Water Street Center, Wilmington, NC) has been sold to folks who appreciate the design of the 2 bed, 2 bath Cape Fear River view Suite 810.

We wish John and Laura the very best in their new to them home and pray that they have as much fun and enjoyment as did we. We still have a small house in the town as a dirt refuge from which to base our Great Loop Adventure.

Covid did not get to us thank heaven but we did get shots with no ill side effects. A whole year went dead for many Loopers with us included, even though no illness. It prolonged the condo sale, shut down some places from which we were to order foreign made parts, thinned the labor force and brought doubt to getting to other marinas on the Loop.

All told, from the April 2021 blog to this one mid July 2021,  has been a bit sloshy trek. I feel that we should be able to get a bit of salt water time in the September time frame (no hurricanes please) with generally cooler days than the last months.

My first day at the Wrightsville Beach was July 13th for a nice swim, partly cloudy and 80 degree water. I sat on the beach for a few minutes making mental notes of the roof, deck and cockpit painting after a good scrub. That day or two will end with another dip in the salt water.

The paint this time will be a Pettit special grit white polyurethane from West Marine, requiring pressure wash and sanding away the old grey acrylic skid resistant paint. The grey was dark enough to actually scorch feet, prompting the switch to white. The rest of the boat is fairly good but will need a haulout, pressure wash the bottom and new bottom paint (not my job).

I will be sure to show some pictures next month as the ALGEMAC Mog solar boat gets a face lift and life once again returns to some normalcy.