Well after 7 weeks and 5 days in the shop we finally got the boat back. After driving 3 days to get the boat, then only having her out 1 day before dropping her off, that was a tough pill to swallow. Just got the name and numbers painted on and added a few chores to the list. I need to add bunk guides to the trailer and ordered some, but after getting them on realized they wouldn't work. A lot of boats sit up over the fender wells, my boat sits down between them. This made the bunks about 5" to wide on each side, so I sent them back and am looking for other alternatives. The tide rips here in Charleston, so I need to figure this out soon. Otherwise I've beed practicing with my buffer on a 18ft sailboat I found sitting under a tree for 10 years, wow the thing looks new. I'll be very happy if I get similar results with the C-Dory. Getting warm here and the weekends are insane at landings, luckily we have a lot of weekdays off, can't wait to get out and explore.
I can't wait to get a picture of her in the water. It was the artist's idea to put the name on the stern quarter. I was going to put it where the old name was up on the house near the pilot seat, looks much better here. I held on to some gold leaf from the last boat he painted 10 years ago, so he put me a star (for good luck) on there too, just need to wipe the gold after it dries. Very pleased.
I can't wait to get a picture of her in the water. It was the artist's idea to put the name on the stern quarter. I was going to put it where the old name was up on the house near the pilot seat, looks much better here. I held on to some gold leaf from the last boat he painted 10 years ago, so he put me a star (for good luck) on there too, just need to wipe the gold after it dries. Very pleased.