Three days of hard work and I’ve painted the bow and did the non-skid. If I only had more paint I could finish the boat, ARRRGGG! I’m using mothane and love it, it’s a really good paint and under $100 a gallon. I’ll have to have some shipped to Panama so I can finish the job the way I want to. The second picture is what the deck looked like in the morning sun today. I really cant wait to have Splendid’s hull and decks painted. I’m thinking hard about a black hull. I know, I know, it’s going to be hot. But I’m thinking of painting it black for the same reason they did in the old days. If the inside of the boat is a few degrees warmer then the ambient temp outside it wicks all the moisture out of the boat. When you have asthma like I do and a little boat mold can really set it off you might think the same way. I want a 
dry boat. If you have ever cruised the tropics you would know what I’m talking about. I’ve spoke to a bunch of people with black hulls and they all say the same thing, they don’t mind it, not to mention Splendid would look pretty darn sexy.
Our days have been filled with swimming and Guinevere playing with her friends. Sam and I have been knocking out a few projects, I must say life is good.
We are having the drawing for our raffle in May and we have only sold a handful of tickets. If you want to buy a ticket go to the store and purchase the charter donations (we had to call them donations for Paypal). Each $50.00 ticket will be put in a hat and drawn by Guin for a week charter in the San Blas. Trust me, a week in the San Blas is worth every penny of a charter or the risk of buying a few tickets. Any of my previous charters would agree. And every 2 tickets sold gets me a gallon of Mothane, well almost, I’m sure shipping will be a killer.
Peace everyone.
Sail far and live slowly.
– Alex