The much anticipated day has arrived. Today we applied the bottom coat of anti-fouling paint to Carpe Diem. This project has been the source of great anxiety for my dad. He actually told me that he would lay awake at
Bottom Coat- Day 3
Bottom Coat- Day 2
With the majority of the VC-17 removed during the prior day, all that was left to do was patch up the spots where we got a little bit too aggressive with the sanding and removed parts of the epoxy barrier
First Day on the Boat
It was a pretty exciting first day living on the boat in Sturgeon Bay. I was able to wrangle a tech position with the marina where Carpe Diem is being stored (CenterPointe). I spent the entire 10 hour day underneath
Unwrapping!
It’s that time of year again! When the weather was just warm enough to justify a trip to Sturgeon Bay to take the shrink wrap off the boat. It was a chilly 36F, but it was all worth it! We had