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Friday August 23. A colorful evening. 24 Aug 2013 | 02:26 pm
On my way out of the marina I turned back to grab my camera when I saw the sunset. An attractive young lady was painting the boats in the marina from the bridge. She was using crayon on black paper an...
What a difference a day makes. 21 Aug 2013 | 01:23 pm
My frustrations started with starting the motor on Saturday morning after finishing the job under the Travel lift. My batteries were down after the four months of being on the hard. But after hooking ...
Tuesday August 13. The Long and Short of it. 13 Aug 2013 | 10:56 pm
“Fleetwood” floated again, but just for a day. She was relaunched on Monday and then I moved her nearby to the WSV “Amsterdam” where she is now hanging in the travellift. It turned out that the yard w...
Wednesday July 31st. Progress report. 31 Jul 2013 | 06:08 pm
Another summer month gone and still weeks away from finishing the reconstruction on “Fleetwood”. My current estimate is that I’ll sail away the first week of September. I installed the new cockpit co...
July 22nd Full Moonday 22 Jul 2013 | 05:02 pm
I’d much rather be showing a picture of “Fleetwood” in the water, but putting her back together is a slow and frustrating process. With the different deck thickness I have to shop for new fasteners. S...
Tuesday July 9. Getting to the fun part. 9 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
After all the sanding and filling I have something to show for it. The hull has a fresh coat of paint. This is the first time I had a chance to paint inside. The last time was in 2011 on the banks of ...
Saturday July 6th. No fan of fiberglass. 7 Jul 2013 | 12:01 am
I had never worked with fiberglass cloth other than sheathing an Optimist dinghy and my boat’s rudder. I hope that I’ll never have to use it again. The cloth was supplied folded instead of rolled. I u...
June 29 Saturday Morning Post 29 Jun 2013 | 10:21 am
I moved off Paul’s boat on Monday and slept on Ernie’s boat this week. Tonight I shall be moved in into Ernie’s apartment in Amstelveen. There has been progress on the boat project. I put the first fu...
Tuesday June 18. The other Paul de Leeuw 18 Jun 2013 | 11:02 am
In Holland Paul de Leeuw is a well known tv personality. But I like my Dutch-Canadian-Kiwi Paul de Leeuw better. Paul came to visit me yesterday. We have been close friends since 1975. Before Paul mov...
Saturday June 15. Progress on “Fleetwood” and rescued from homelessness. 16 Jun 2013 | 10:38 am
Today was the big day. The first deck panels are installed. Hans de Boer, the yard manager, and his son Bas cut, beveled and scarfed the 1/2″ Gaboon (Okoume) marine plywood panels. They used stainless...
