Captain Bob's Adventures

Crutches for the boat, not me :). I needed to build some mast crutches to support the mast when the boat is being trailered.  I saw a couple things online to give me some clues on how to build something out of wood to accomplish what I wanted.  The rear mast crutch is created so that I can take a wingnut off and flip it around allowing it to hold the mast at a higher angle for raising. I also wound up buying a small electric pressure washer to better clean the bottom of the boat. After a good pressure washing it was much cleaner than before I plan to spend some time cleaning the gelcoat on the boat. First step and this was wet sanding the entire boat removing any imperfections as well as removing the previous name on the boat.   The next step will be buffing and polishing.

It's been a while since I've updated the blog so thought I would catch up a bit. Back in August, I "invested" in a new sailboat.  I found a Seaward 25 over at Mark Twain lake for sale and began pursuing it and negotiating with its owner.  We came to agreement on the price and now I am the proud owner of said boat.  As with every boat, there is always a tremendous amount of work to be done, starting with the trailer.  I'm fortunate that the boat was sitting in the Marina slip at Mark Twain so this gave me an opportunity to work on the trailer. The trailer needed new bunks, brakes, tires, lights, and a few miscellaneous items.  I've been working on it for the past few weeks and have just finally completed all the necessary things the trailer needed. The next thing to be accomplished is to take the trailer over to the lake and load the boat on it, bring it back home, and get to work on the boat itself. I'll attach a few pictures.

We have been spending time at Luquillo beach the past couple of days.  This is a great beach lined with Palm trees and a gentle slope out to the water.  Some wave action and the sand is sticky but soft.  A great end to our week here on the east side of Puerto Rico.

We went over to El Yunque rain forest.  They have a visitor center, lots of hiking trails, and a few waterfalls to visit.  We did a quick road side lunch and there were some great times admiring the beauty of the area.