Still waiting

 Act Three is still in the shed. We guess the excuse is that last week's heavy rain showed the launching of boats. We didn't bother to ask. The boat yard's owner, Ken Gouin, arrived back from Florida mid-week and as usual, things really started to hum. More docks were installed (in the rain, we suppose) and many boats were launched. On Saturday, we were asked to help Wayne (Ken's son) and Roger (worker) move a 38-ft. condo-style Silverton out of the well and into a nearby dock.  The owner simply had to be in the water ASAP so they launched his boat.  On Sunday, we watched as he fired up his diesels and literally lurched into the channel.  While he left the dock, gunning the diesels and madly shifting the transmissions, we happened to be talking to an old friend who ties up his boat at the same dock in New London where the Silverton condo does.

"He never takes the boat out," our friend said. "It's just their summer cottage."  Good to know. Hope this marina queen can dodge some of those trees we saw floating down river.

We just might get into the water next week, not that anyone had the courtesy to tell us that. The couple who own the boat next to us in the shed said that they were going to be launched on Monday and the couple with the boat in front of us said that their boat was going to be moved out of the way so that we could be launched.

We'll see.

Not to waste any time, we cleaned and waxed the hull.  It looks OK, but the Gelcoat on our old Silverton's hull sides has doubtless seen better days. At least it has something on it to protect it from the sun and salt water. We also tested all the navigation lights, took off the cardboard we had used to protect the deck during the winter and even removed the aerators from the faucets in the galley and head.  The aerator in the head was pretty well clogged and the one in the galley was clogged but cleanable. Guess we'll see of we can replace the one in the head.

If you are still reading at this point, you must really love boats.

We put out dock lines all the way around, removed the drop cloth that had been protecting our perfectly beautiful refinished swim platform, hauled up the inflatable and then headed for home where Frances had prepared a pork roast.

All the boat yard people have to do is unplug the electric line and drop us in the water.  The photo shows our little Yamaha portable generator. Once they do put us in the water, there will be no electricity, so if Frances wants to vacuum. we'll fire up the generator.