HIGH and Dry

We have spent this last week in Mazatlan getting the bottom paint done on Di's dream.  We did quite a bit of research to find the best yard in Mexico and the paint that would hold up best down here in the warmer water.  We had painted the bottom just two years ago with Micron 66 which did not hold up quite as well as we had hoped so it was onto something else.  The formulas down here are deemed to be more effective in the warm water so Comex it was for us.  We did not do a complete strip job on the bottom but did take off the majority of the old paint and put on an epoxy barrier coat and three coats of paint.  They promised it would  be ready by Saturday am so we will have to see.

I went to the yard to assist Rog, as if he really needed my help, as was surprised at the way the Mexicans worked.  I don't think they would have been out on a ledge back in the states!  I was just holding my breath while he had the line in his hand and the boat at his mercy.  Just don't let the wind blow.

It looks like we have a problem boys.  The guys had been handling the dock lines while a cute girl was at the helm of the travel lift.  Suddenly it would not do anything and we had shut down.  After several tries, and failures, they finally pushed the right button and we were under way once again.

There is a bit of concern on Roger's part, after all we were hauling the boat in Mexico.  I think he would be worried no matter where we pulled his little toy but there was a bit more concern than normal.













Rog has been cleaning the bottom since we left PV and I will have to admit he has done a very good job. There is not much growth on there, even the bottom of the wing looks clean.  There are a few bare spots along the waterline.

There is no gender bias here, the girls can go under the boat easier than the guys to tie those stands 

The boat has been painted and looking very good.  We got two full coats and a third around the waterline out of our five gallons of paint.  They used a roller which is different from our last two bottom jobs but it looks good.  Zincs were changed on both the strut and bow thruster, the boot stripe was buffed and she looks virtually new again.  She needed this tender loving care.

I forget how large the boat really is until I stand under her.  She is huge!  She will be splashed in the morning at 9am and we will head back to Puerto Vallarta as soon as we fuel up.