Yacht Repairs Nearing End

Our Bayliner 32 is sitting on jacks at the B & J Fiberglass yard with the finishing touches being placed on her hull, the transom, the flybridge, the starboard and port sides. We have visited her twice now and noticed the fine progress taking place. Where the work is completed it looks absolutely pristine.

No one except us will ever really know what the boat did look like. But it will appear to be so much more finished and polished and beautiful to us as we begin to restore our boat. There will be far more to do and it will take time and, yes, money. But we will get her there and there will be years of fun cruising the San Juans, the Canadian Gulf Islands and beyond.

So what's next? Well, tomorrow I will head to Costco to purchase four new batteries and turn in the old ones for the core refund. The seller has graciously agreed to install them as he puts the engine room back together following the transom repair.

We are also having the zincs replaced while the boat is drydocked.

Next Tuesday the hull portion of the survey will be completed and, baring any unforeseen issues the following Monday will be the sea trial. If that goes well the boat should be ours within the week. Then off to her new digs in a private berth at Sandy Point. Whatever is left of the summer will be spent as much as possible on the boat. The boating season for a boat this size and with its amenities could well last into November and even December.

Our long wait may finally nearing a happy end.