The four pieces of teak were loose and sources for leaks.  The arch leaked too.

The carpet came off without much of a fight the mold is removed.  I Murphied the bulkheads and applied a couple of coats of lemon oil.

Several washings later.

  This is a San Juan 23 that my friend Mike owns.  He has been too busy to continue a refit but has faired and painted the bottom and replaced the centerboard.  The boat is sound with typical neglect problems starting with moisture down below.

Cockpit is small and more than three people is a crowd.

The registration decal is ten years old.

That carpet is 36 years old and is now gone,

Those four pieces of teak were sources for deck leaks.

I have had two jobs this week that are going to help me get back to north Florida soon so I can make an attempt at moving the boat to the Keys.  The first one was washing a boat and that should repeat on Friday.  The second was computer work and that could continue too, later this week.  Jen and Edana have week long classes starting this Saturday so I had better do something because my home away from home is going to sea.

This is a good group of people.  Captain Jen has been teaching sailing down here for 12 years on her Morgan 41.  The marina has two active tiki huts with one called the Zen Tiki and the other wanting to be called the Con Tiki because of the convicts that make it their home.  Both groups are so friendly and generous and I have been lucky to witness their cooking wars.  Yesterday I went to Amy Slate’s Dive Resort because Amy and her brother were my backyard neighbors when I was a kid.  It was a blast to see Amy and Justin after so many years.  I had forgotten that I used to tie her to a tree during lightning storms.  What a guy!   She should take me diving and then push the coffee maker overboard for old times sake.  I think the boat needs to be down here to see what there is to see on the Florida Bay side of the Keys.  Nights are still in the 40’s but normal temps are coming next week.