Get up, make coffee, write a blog or comment, listen to music, make breakfast, mix fairing compound, apply it, sand it off, get frustrated, go fishing, eat fish (hopefully), clean up, sand some more, look at charts and dream of sailing, wonder if I can finish restoring my boat?
The last few days have been frustrating. I broke/fractured my toe on the rocks the other day, ouch! then I drove to the city to upload a video at an internet cafe and they didn’t have USB ports or allow plugging in a hard drive or memory stick, ARRRRRG!. I must say I enjoyed the day on the motorcycle :)
Today I found a hollow spot in the fiberglass on my toe rail. Remember I encapsulated the toe rail in fiberglass, mistake. By the time I finished chiseling off fiberglass I was about 14 feet from where I started. I’m taking off all the glass off the toe rail. I’m going to varnish or paint the wood, caulk it up, and be done with it. Some water got under the glass and it just didn’t stick. It’s hard to get fiberglass/epoxy to stick to teak because teak is so oily.
I got the parts (machines) in the mail to finish restoring my guitar, I’m psyched! It will be nice to see one project to fruition. 
I’ve decided not to use vinyl lettering for Splendid’s graphics. I’m going to make a stencil and paint the name on the boat. I’m also incorporating the Chinese symbol for wind on Splendid’s stern. It’s good to keep wind at our back and it fits in with Splendid’s Chinese heritage, she was build in Hong Kong you know. “Splendid” will be on the port side of the stern, Chinese symbol on the starboard side, separated by the windvane.
I’m thinking pretty hard about sailing to the San Blas for a while. The only thing holding me back is that one damn screw, sheet of sand paper, or whatever I’m going to need. Nothing is available in the San Blas and that’s just the way it is. Truthfully being away from everything for a while is a welcome concept. I’m also thinking of sailing to Cartagena. I’m not getting much feedback on my termite/tenting issue and I know it would be much easier to deal with there. They do have some sort of Aluminum phosphate pills that turn into a deadly toxic gas I could buy for .95 cents each. Its good to live in a country where you can buy deadly gas pills for under a buck :) I have to research this more.
Well Captain Paul, I am going to “eat the frog”. I’m putting sailing across the pacific in March farther back in my head, if I don’t make it, it’s all good. Don’t miss the journey for the destination right? If I don’t I’ll drive myself bonkers. I need get my “ship” together, do it right, and it will take as long as it takes. Life is pretty grand swinging on the hook and putting my boat together :)
Hope everyone had a great weekend. I’m hoping to post a picture of a painted aft deck soon :)
Peace, Love, and coconuts.
– alex