What a beautiful, warm, sunny day! Perfect day for painting and varnishing, but we didn't get much of either done, although Roy put a second coat of primer on the port side of the hull. He also removed a lot of cleats and stuff from the cabin walls and the porthole rings, so I was able to sand where all that had been. With luck, tomorrow I'll finally be able to apply the sealer and one coat of varnish. We've found a lot of cracks in the woodwork, where moisture can seep in. Also found some places where the varnish hadn't adhered at all; it just lifted right off. We want to do it right this time.
Roy needed another gallon of bottom paint. Cobb's would have ordered it for us, but at the list price of $180. Boat/US and West Marine sell it for about half that. I phoned Boat/US, but they didn't have any in stock and couldn't get any until at least the 14th. West Marine had two gallons in stock, so we borrowed Mrs. Cobb's car and went over there. On the bridge, we got stuck in a horrendous traffic jam. There had been an accident two or three miles ahead, and northbound traffic was at a total stop. Nothing moved for more than half an hour. Turned off the engine and read a book. Roy napped.
When we finally got to West Marine, Roy went in and bought the stuff he needed (of course, much more than a gallon of bottom paint!), and I went across the street to Farm Fresh and bought some groceries.
The local bus company is going to start bus service between Norfolk and Hampton, but it probably won't start until after we leave.
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