Summer came early this year! (Patreon)

Hi guys!

Summer is here :D Yesterday the temperature peaked at 23C / 73F. Looking at the weather forecast I better get my butt in gear and start laying up fiberglass on the structural members. I was expecting to have to wait another week or two but I guess not :D

It's been a week with lots of glorious sanding aboard the good ship Athena. There are a couple of things holding me back right now. 

1) I need to figure out the laminating scheme for the structural members.

2) I need to get my hands on the fiberglass I need.

3) The yard may need to move Athena to get a boat in one of the sheds out. 

1 and 2 I can hopefully get taken care off before next weekend but I don't feel good about removing the last bit of the cabin sole that's glassed to the hull if the yard is going to be moving Athena around. We'll see - fingers crossed :) Worst case I can just continue working on the rudder :) 

Ava and I have started planning her visit here. I think the very first thing we'll do is to get obelix hauled out for a day or two. There is a crane here in the marina where we can do that free of charge. Scrape the bottom and get some antifouling on her. With obelix back in the water, we can start working on Athena. While doing that we'll keep an eye on the weather forecast so we can pick the best possible weather for our sailing adventure. I'm so excited! I can't wait! :)

I've been invited for dinner at the cement boat so I better jump in the shower. 

Thank you so much for your support guys! :)