PAINT and FUN





DANGA BAY MARINA  01° 23 N  103°43 E

Yes we're still here in Danga Bay, Malaysia and I'm trying some new format on the blog so with luck you will also see a google map, you may have to click the location  at the bottom of the posting,along with the above latitude and longitude. Trying to learn this computer stuff at an advanced age is tough. This new format also has a different method of inserting photos along with captions.  Here we go!!!!




Port side

 So I now have been trying to insert and move photos per the site help file but it's not going as planned. Here is what the paint is looking like. You'll notice that further forward only the stanchion bases are in place. We removed most all of the deck hardware to paint. It was also time to re-bed things as we were beginning to have some leaking spots. 

 

Starboard side which was finished today



  



As we had been docked port side to we turned the boat around in it's slip so after painting we would not have to walk on that part. Once the paint cured the boat was again turned around and today we put the finish coat of non-skid on the starboard side.



Kathy cleaning one one of the anchor rollers

Continuing along I seem to be making progress in figuring this format out but not sure how. It's actually now taken two days.

Our last outside paint for now will be the cockpit which we hope to get started on in the next day or so. With the deck hardware removed it was a good time for lots of cleaning and polishing. This was Kathy's job using bronze wool, brasso and lots of elbow grease. Tomorrow we will set the stanchions back in the bases on port and get the lifelines back on. The starboard will be done after another few days of paint curing.

Here on the other side of the world we see limited U.S. sports and without the internet I would know nothing of what is going on there in the land of gridiron. The normal here is "football" or as we know it soccer. Not my favorite. The big event lately has been the world cup rugby tournament with 20 nations involved. The U.S. was represented but won only one game in the group play and didn't advance. So over a three week period we watched lots of rugby at what passes for a sports bar here in the marina and we now almost understand it.



 The final match was played last Sunday between New Zealand

and France.There was a crowd of about 30 gathered for the match

which was won by the All Blacks of New Zealand. A good time was had by all.



that's a mug of beer



Kathy along with Rick and Robin
of "Enadangered Species"

 



Rick "Endangered Speciesand Dick
"Wind Pony" enjoying a beer



That wraps up this edition.