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Anything Can Happen Thursday?
I got nothing from the yard yesterday, yet feel compelled to submit something today other than my report about laying in the pool all afternoon with friends and cold beer! So here is something very timely from the Daily Boater.


Boat Insurance Gotchas
Boat insurance can be a very dull subject, but when a hurricane is headed your way, or if you are buying your first boat, then you should probably give some thought to your boat insurance policy - or think about getting one if your boat isn't covered.

Read the whole article.

More From The Island

We happened to ride by the fair grounds and saw these ponies penned up and couldn't figure out why they were there. We got the scoop from Captain Dan (I told you he was a storehouse of knowledge!) When the ponies are auctioned off after the swim, the ones too young to leave the fold are kept with the mothers at the fair ground for a few weeks until they come of age to travel. He also told us about 50,000 people show up for the swim and auction. The proceeds from the auction support the local fire company. For more about the swim, go to http://www.assateagueisland.com/ponyswim/ponyswim.htm and for more about Captain Dan, visit his website (I promised to make him famous).

Meanwhile, back at the shop.
Willy sent me some photos to post but I'll be darned if I can find them, they may be on my laptop and I'll try to post later but if I remember correctly, they were not really of anything in particular - just crew shots. I did get an email from someone looking for swim platform repair, which we do on a regular basis and he did send a photo that was of something.

Well it's the last day of August and that means Fall is right around the corner - so why is it still in the 90's today. I hope they are comfortable at work :)

Chincoteague is all about the ponies so I would be remiss not to post at least one photo of them in the wild.


One night we took the Island Tour with Captain Dan. Dan is the man! He grew up on the island and knows it like the back of his hand. We got a leisurely 2 hour tour and Dan was so personable that by the end of the tour I felt like I had known him for years. And the best part, it was a "beer-friendly" cruise.


Meanwhile, back at the shop:
Chuck gets familiar with the new washer/dryer that is being installed in the GB42.


Getting the transom door fixed included stripping around the frame as well. When the varnish got fused together, both sides needed to be refinished.


There is a lot of detail work in polishing. This is the back braking part - bending down for hours to get the small areas. Depending on the hardware, some areas will have to be done by hand. At least tunes are involved!