This morning we motored from Emeryville to Point Richmond. Windarra is now on the hard at the KKMI boatyard. Our plan is to have the bottom painted, the prop, shaft and rudder shoe painted as well, with new zincs attached. The last time we had this done was 2 years ago, so it is time again. While the boat is being painted, Rich and I will do other boat chores such as replacing the galley sink drain hoses and cleaning the shaft inside. At this point we are not sure how long this will take as it is weather dependent as well as time.
Our spot in the yard is next to SV Pura Vida. Greg and Melissa are friends of Peter and Ginger of SV Marcy. Ginger put us in touch with them and we have joined them for a few of the music nights at the Berkeley Yacht Club. SV Pura Vida is a Hylas 47, commissioned in 1986 in the same boat yard in Taiwan where Windarra was build in 1984. It is basically the same design as Windarra with a few differences. For one, they don't have all of the stuff mounted on the boat like we do. :)
We will stay on board Windarra while we are in the yard. The refrigeration and heater are functional and we are plugged into power. We have to remember NOT to use the sinks. The boat yard has bathrooms and showers available. It is a little spooky when the wind comes up and the boat seems to rock a little and we are high in the air instead of being in the water.
Our project manager gave us a ride over to the BART station at El Norte and we went back to Emeryville and hopped on the Emery-Go-Round, a free bus service to a short distance from the marina. A quick walk later and we picked up our car and drove back. A much longer trip as we hit rush hour traffic.
We will know more tomorrow how long we might be in the yard.
No worries, yet,
Elaine and Rich
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