Another week gone by and we have managed to get ourselves a new piece to fit into our boat! The infusion was quite the experience. It took us many tries to get the vacuum set up properly on the mold. Eventually what worked was, taking everything off and applying three thin layers of resin to it. We think there were tiny pinholes in the mold that prevented the vacuum from fully forming. When we made the mold, the bottom layer of fiberglass did not appear to be fully saturated because there were tiny white bubbles. Kevin had filled them a little with Bondo, and then wax, but we suspect this…

Since my last post we have moved out of the Airbnb’s and onto the boat again. I wish I could say that it was because our boat was almost ready and we were going back in the water, but that is far from the case. It has been challenging to be on the boat while on the hard, but there are still many benefits. The kids have rolled with all the challenges. We are able to use much of the functions of our boat, including the electricity (for lighting and cooking), the starlink for internet, and some running water. However, the sinks drain into either the gray water tanks (that…

The last week we have been working hard on creating our mold from which we will build our new piece of hull. We have had some reassuring visits from other people in the boatyard, that have done this sort of work in the past, who say that they would do it the same way! It is reassuring, not because I thought Kevin didn’t know what he was doing, but because we have also had several people ask if we really needed to be do as much as we are doing. The answer is yes! There really was that much damage and we really did need to do that much repair.…