Friday, July 12, 2013

We have a name!

After much pondering and input from family and friends, the name for the boat formerly known as the 1987 Sea Ray 300 Sedan Bridge has been selected.

As a tribute to my wonderful children (including sons and daughter in law) and my terrific grandsons, the name will be - CAP'N PAPPY & THE KIDS.

Next update will include the long laundry list of repairs and questions we threw at Eastern Shore Marine and they responded quickly and were very informative!

Till then - Cap'n Pappy out

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Looking Better and Found a Home

Well here she is after her bottom scraping, new paint, and a waxing. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Eastern Shore Marine for the great work. Along the way we discovered that the water heater that the seller gave us was not the correct one for the boat so we are searching for another. Then the starboard water intake had a crack and it needed repair. The stuffing boxes have been repacked and the props replaced. Rudder hydraulics were being reconnected. So things are moving along smoothly.

Next we needed to find a home once we can get in the water so again the great folks at Eastern Shore Marine came through. You are looking at the new home of our Sea Ray - the end slip across the channel to the left of the white sailboat. Now all (ha ha) I have to do is learn how to get her in and out of there!