Life Happens ... and Gets Away From You

How do you just lose 6 weeks?  Well, we didn't "lose" it, we burned through it.  We used it for family vacations, funerals, friends weddings, and yes, we worked on the boat.  After painting the bottom, we painted the boot stripe.  Then we went to work on the interior, trying to get her ready for the water.  The formica on the sink was cut and laid and the new faucet installed, both heads had their hoses replaced and re-routed, hooked up the wiring for the new depth-finder and speedometer, installed a large Dynaplate, and completed many other miscellaneous tasks.  And finally, the engine was tested and fired up beautifully!  We now know for certain that there are no exhaust leaks.

And now, she's being cleaned and waxed.  We convinced Dirk and Sylvie from Lison Life to change their route to come up the Chesapeake Bay (en route to the Great Lakes) and then recruited them for some manual labor!  They graciously lent a hand (and lots of elbow grease) and made Abake look as beautiful as she does right now.

Stay tuned ... launch is coming up before you (and WE) know it!