Well the fuzzy bottom is gone,but we are still in the yard till tomorrow an then back to the water!!!! we had a few small issues like raising the water line a bit and had water in the rudder so needed to fix that,but other then that a very straight forward bottom job.
The bottom paint we have on now is hempel with a special toxic brew that folks have told me is the only thing that will work here,as you remember after 3 weeks at anchor the bottom was covered with barnacles and this weed like stuff,not good,well the people I visited with have had it on for 3 years an a sponge will remove the light stuff,so I am guessing that maybe the bottom of my boat may glow at night time.
We were invited to the owner of the boat yard to his house for new years an what a very nice time we had,so many relatives an so many people hugging? everybody,kids grandparents cousins,men,woman being from German family this was very new an what a feast they prepared,so we went home with very full stomachs an a nice remembrance.
For those preparing a trip down here prepare for a shock...........it is not cheap like you heard about,marinas around 650-700 a month for a 40 ft boat plus elect,electronics will be way more then up north,my bottom paint with what I described was almost 1900.00,food in the market is a bit cheaper,but not by much,some places where locals eat are very cheap,other restaurants are every bit as much as up north,this is not to discourage anyone,but don't come thinking you will live on 1000.00 a month.................wont happen.
Sure enjoy the waters here they run from 30ft of visibility to unbelievable! an it`s like swimming in a aquarium.
Well will update when something worthwhile happens!
Dick
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