I've had an online hiatus for a few weeks but in that time finally launched #Perelandra and worked my way to sea. Here we were sighted off Rocky Neck a few nights ago. Anchored up and resting in Rhode Island today and heading for Cape Cod Canal or vicinity tomorrow.

Where did the days go? I feel I've entered a time warp or something. Way behind schedule on getting #Perelandra into the water, but I'm preparing for a good two-year stint anyway before the next haul, and good stuff is happening. Aside from painting her hull, we'll install a new cutless bearing and dripless shaft seal this week. Tomorrow a needle scaler arrives - joy! I guess they can probably splash me after the 4th.

I guess jumping on that cutlass bearing project was a good move... in #theboatyard this week.

I always think gray is a sharp hull color, so I'm almost sad to put the top coat on! This is the first time I've seen her hull in one continuous color - no rub rail or stripe. I was a little worried about how her proportions would look, but I think it's good! #Perelandra will look fantastic in her original green before long.

Patience is a virtue in #theBoatyard... I was dragging my heels on my shaft seal project for want of a $450 prop puller. a few months ago i almost bit the bullet and now I'm glad I didn't because the very puller I wanted turned up on craigslist less than an hour from home for $175 - priced right - it would have cost about that to hire the yard to pull it.

workboat mentality in #theBoatyard if you hit it with the big sander and it stays put, just consider it good and prime over it. #Perelandra

I turned over the keys to (what is no longer) my office yesterday... A bittersweet moment on the pathway to living aboard. The finest job I've ever had, and certainly the nicest office space. My successor is insanely talented and will fit in well as the new steward of the position and programs. "They'll be perfectly fine without me" can be a wonderfully free and empowering understanding!

finally both sides of the rub rail are removed and the studs are removed. I really struggled with deciding to remove it all together, but ultimately I had rust spreading out from each stud under the paint... for longevity's sake I'm going to just clean and fair now before her big paint job.

Babies in #theBoatyard