Stuck in the mangrove (Patreon)

Hi guys!

In this week's video, we enjoy our last week in the Bahamas. This week was off to an exciting start when we encountered some very nice people on a power catamaran who had gotten their dinghy stuck in the mangrove.

In real-time news, we have submitted the paperwork for the new project boat to the USCG. For more information about the new potential project boat, check out last week's live-update (https://www.patreon.com/posts/liveupdate-new-105876563 ) This paperwork will hopefully fix the issue with the current registration (meaning lack thereof). Unfortunately, processing the paperwork will take around 4-6 weeks. We plan to wait to purchase the boat until the registration issue is sorted out. There are at least two ways of doing that, either directly through USCG or via a state registration before going to USCG. What we need in the long term is registration with USCG, so that is what we'll try first. That leaves us in a slightly annoying situation where the boat doesn't yet belong to us, but I would like to start working on it. Right now, exposed epoxy repairs are degrading in the sunlight, although those repairs are already compromised to such an extent that they need to be ground down and redone. There are also some cracks up on the deck that would be nice to get fixed, and somewhere, there are one or more leaks into the boat, filling the starboard keel with water. The boat has been sitting in its current state for a long time, so a few more weeks won't change anything - I'm just being impatient. We have arranged with the current owner for us to clean up inside and around the boat. If the deal doesn't work out, we'll have wasted a few days of work. The upside for us is that we will see the areas of the boat I have yet to be able to access. This means we get to poke around a bit more before we pull the trigger :)

I hope you're having a fantastic weekend :) Thank you so much for your support!