OK…. so lots to say here!

Linda decided she wanted to go sailing again so we started getting SYL ready for a 2019 Bahama trip. At about the halfway mark on SYLs refit Linda had another thought…. let’s sell out this time! So…. we stopped working on the boat and began house renovations. (That was 2 months ago) We did everything to the house. We added a 4 ft x 7ft shower, new granite, completely painted it inside and out, poured 50 yards of new concrete and a boat ramp, made a big RV pad with 50 amp service in 2 locations etc etc… I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel on that project so I’m back on boat projects… The fun stuff!

Now that we officially moved to the boat, it’s easier to knock out the final refit work.

So far we added a new charger, solar panels, batteries, bow sprit for the 500 sq ft headsail, a roller furler, a nice new bigger inverter, all new 12 volt wiring on the charging side, new sheets for all the headsails, we refurbished the sail bag/lazy jacks, had the main and jib freshened up, now I’m in cleaning mode.

Today I pressure washer 1/2 the boat in the rain, she’s looking spiffy. It’s amazing how bright white she is after a good 4000 psi bath. After that comes a full wax job, then I’ll be smiling! Linda has the inside nice already. After adding a fresh new 3″ Temperpedic bed topper, we have slept onboard 3 nights. Fuel and provisions are topped off so it’s pretty well up to me to finish the pre sail list. Our target is to leave New Orleans by March 13th.

The house should be ready for sale just before we leave. Cross youre fingers, SYL is about to sail again!

Rusty and Linda 2019