Well here it is April and the good ship Shannon is up on the hard at the Maple Bay Shipyard... surrounded by soppy wet mud, soaked by spring rains, and shivering in winter temperatures. Six degree temps do now entice one away from the warm fire and out into the elements... but carry on we must. Besides scraping, sanding and repainting her bottom, our plans include repatching (with paint) her hull sides, replacing the two opening portlights, removing and repairing both cabin hatches, revarnishing all exterior wood, installing the third solar panel, finishing off the electrical work, painting and reno'ing the heads, installing a thru-hull transducer and a myriad of other jobs on the awaiting task list. Kathy's retired now so there'll be two of us working on her full-tilt-boogey... or as much as weather and energy will permit. Despite the long list of things 'tudu'... our dear little ship does appear to finally be coming together. No doubt we'll still have much to do when it's time to leave... but that would just make us normal... wouldn't it?
Carolyn
