R2AK

I have been in Oregon for the past month with my new "toy." It's 18 feet long, red, and needed some TLC. Alex was here for three weeks and my dad stopped by for about a week. Alex rigged the mast and added a few essentials to modify it for a long-distance race. B4B2 or "Bobbles" is nearly race ready. She could use some polish. Cosmetics aside, the rest is completely functional. I have replaced a rotten rib/bulkhead, the floorboards, and build a couple shelves under the deck for the batteries. There are a half dozen little things left to be done, but the big jobs are behind. Getting to the starting line and gallivanting north is the next leap.

Behold: Alex's solution to our inability to find a fiberglass roller anywhere in Portland.

Necessity is the mother of invention