I woke this morning at 5:15, glanced at the time, rolled over and went back to sleep, waking again at 6:30 when I got up, made coffee, poured a half glass of grapefruit juice, and returned to bed to read what poses as the news and some poetry. Rather pleasant being a man of leisure for a while.
Two mornings ago I woke at 5:30 and was at GANNET before 7:00 intending to wax and polish the port side of the hull. I only did a small portion of the hull near the bow before it became obvious that this wasn’t going to work. I painted the hull almost fourteen years ago and the paint is too old and dead to be revived. So I stopped and biked home.
I was surprised that the heat bothered me so early in the day, until back in the air conditioned condo I checked the National Weather Service at the Hilton Head Airport, three miles from our condo, and found that at 8:51 the heat index there was 103. It remained over 100 until 6 PM, topping out at 105.
I have not decided if I will pay to have the hull painted or sail down to the boat yard at St. Marys and do it myself. If I do, it won’t be until after the summer heat has abated.
The next item on my GANNET to do list is to paint the carbon fiber bow sprit. I am waiting for a can of spay paint to be delivered before I can do that. Perhaps late this week. In the meantime I will be sleeping in.
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