The boat may be back in the water today. I talked to Mike at QMS and he has replaced the prop shaft, prop, and cutless bearing and balanced the engine. Hopefully, today he is replacing the exhaust riser, which fell apart in his hands as he was checking it for structural integrity. Tim called yesterday from the marina and wondered what color to paint the bottom. It was red before, so I told him to make it red again.
If the paint gets on there today and Mike has replaced the one thru-hull fitting that he says needs replacing, the boat might be back in the water by sunset today...or maybe not. In any case, it will be in the water and ready to sail by the time we get back to FL on 3/12. Bradley is going to get a ride to the marina from the Keys on 3/16 and if all is ready, we may be ready to sail away for Tavernier on 3/17, celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the Intracoastal Waterway somewhere.
We are anxious for this journey to be over.
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