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Are the chickens in the boat yard or are the boats in the chicken yard? Why did the chicken cross the Pacific? To get to the Hiva Oa boat yard. Which came first? The chicken or the boat? Thank you. Thank you very much.

List of to-dos: Me Day 2 – Inspect bottom, photos, future haul out to-dos list Day 3 – Disassemble, Inspect, Reassemble Bow Platform, Bowsprit, Anchor Chafe Guards, Change Zinc on the rudder pintle Day 4 – Disassemble, Inspect, Lubricate, Reassemble Seacocks, Inspect, Lubricate Motor Mount Day 5 – Prep boat for floating Day 6 – Check the through Hulls upon float and return to slip The Yard Day 2 –  Waterline – Strike and… Read More

This morning I had a haul-out for the Flicka scheduled at the Yard in Ballard at 9am. It started snowing at about 7pm last night and the temperature dropped below freezing overnight. I awoke this morning to an inch of snow at 27 degrees. The heat was on overnight so there was chunky layer of ice between the deck and the snow. I went and got some coffee and stopped by the boat… Read More