Eureka is hauled

May 30 - June 3

It has been nearly 2 1/2 years since we've pulled Eureka out of the water and painted the bottom.  This is usually a once-a-year task, but the paint job we had done in Marathon, Florida held up real well.  But it is time!

On Tuesday, we motored from Morehead-Beaufort Yacht Club to Bock Marine a few miles North.  Over the next three days, we have waxed the hull, painted the bottom with two coats of very expensive ($250/gallon) paint that keeps things from growing on the bottom.  We also had Bock Marine put new bearings and packing for the drive shaft to the propeller.

We do manage to get most of the black bottom paint on the boat where it should be

All parts of the bottom have to be painted, which sometimes requires some back-breaking work.

Eureka is back in the water Friday morning.  We take her back home and spend a couple hours cleaning her up and changing the oil - another task we've put off too long.