Well, as we come along towards the stern of Mahdee with the re-framing, we’re taking on the rather major counter timber (tailfeather) project. I’ll have time to write about it this weekend. In the meanwhile, my task of the day is to clear out all the things we have stored under Mahdee: from bumpers and ropes, the prop shaft, boxes of bronze fittings and the portlights–well–even the galley sink! is under there. Many of our tool boxes are stashed there as well. She has spare wood and the bildge stringers sitting down there…oh my…

Our storage locker is full, full, full of Mahdee parts. Not a spare inch to put a few of these thing into. We have two huge 170 gallon water tanks there along with the engine, gen-set, sails, more bronze stuff…just all kinds of misc stuff.

I’ve been off site taking care of business this morning–but now I’m on my way to the boat yard to scout out places to stash all this stuff w/o it being in the way of the work to be performed. We already have stashed bedrails and bumprails in the rafters of the shed Mahdee is in; her fuel tanks reside on top of another flat roof. I don’t know where the things we have under Mahdee will fit! But, fit they must!