Day 112 Where to hide?

Where to hide?  We are due for rain for the next few days and if we stay in the boat while Jack is there, he will want to chat as he works.  This tends to slow things down and at $75.00 per hour, that is the last thing we want to have happen.  It's currently foggy and totally overcast.  We're due for about a 1/2 inch of rain today and more tomorrow.  I may have complained about the heat, but it's still better than rain and overcast skies.  At least then, we didn't have to find a place to hide.

Out next door boat went back in the water late yesterday afternoon.  He has been working on his boat for the past 4 YEARS!!!  The last 2 years--8 hours a day--every day!!!  He has seen his wife two weeks in the past year.  Now that is a man driven to get his boat ready to go cruising.  He had a nice ceremony at launching as he had changed the name of his boat.  It's a Canadian registered boat and there can be only one of each boat name in all of Canada.  Since the previous name was taken by another boat, he renamed his "Te".  I've seen at least 5 Zephyrs since we have been here in Point Hudson.  Never before but lots now.  We wish Don and his wife all the best and "fair winds".

I started polishing the starboard side of Zephyr yesterday but it was so humid and moist here the rubbing compound wouldn't dry.  Every time I rubbed it to get it off, it just smeared  it around.  It took four times--each with a new cloth to get it off.  I'm going to wait till it gets a bit dryer and warmer before I continue.  It may have come off, but it sure doesn't look as good as what I did the other day.  No where near as glossy a surface.

We met with the boat yard coordinator  yesterday to work on our schedule and get a preliminary breakdown of our charges so far.  We should  have it some time this week.  We are a bit nervous to say the least.  At least the credit cards are paid off so we can load them up and get more airline miles.  Not a consolation, but at least we will get something for having all this work done.  After three weeks here, we figure the bill will be a wopper.

Jack got the alternators in yesterday after a bit of colorful language and cuts on his hand(just wrapped them in electrical tape and kept on working).  We're not sure what is on the schedule for today.  While installing the alternators yesterday, he came upon a bracket to mount one.  It was slightly bent.  Now Jack is a perfectionist and that just wouldn't do.  So off to the metal shop to have it straightened.   He was quite proud that he got the kink out of the metal.  When he went to install it, he found that the kink-or bend- in the bracket was to allow it to ride over a bold attached to the engine.  again, more colorful language.  Opps!  We left at that point to see Te launch and when we came back he was gone for the day and the alternator was in.  He actually got both in so he will be on to another part of our wiring today.  We just have to find a place to hide.