Took the first few steps to get the name redone on CYANE's transom, part of the vinyl peeled off in the car wash oh just a few years back, maybe like 7. As usual the Cobbler's children have no shoes, all the foster boats get attention first and we get to our Fleet on an erratic basis. 30 plus boats have come and gone and we have some time for our boats now, while we take a breath before working on a couple of wooden Alcorts.
So what we did first was move CYANE from the boat lift to her trailer. I planned to do it all but Skipper couldn't stand it and she did the Sea Tow duties to get CYANE from the dock over to the ramp. Her best African Queen impersonation.
I barely got the trailer positioned before CYANE and Skipper showed up. We keep telling people on a shoal, but I don't think they get it. Maybe this picture will help out, they are about 200 feet offshore, water just over knee deep. That's why we love our centerboard boats and Sunfish..
So right now CYANE thinks her name is C. JANE, we thought about changing it because Skipper has an ancestor named Catherine Jane. But we will stick with CYANE, named for one of the ships that Lt Benjamin F. B. Hunter served aboard during his time in the Pacific Squadron.
Our buddies at See Level Graphics are working on new vinyl. At a minimum, we will sand the transom and repaint Pettit Ice Blue. But most likely we might freshen up the entire paint job while she is ashore. Summer sailing here in the heat lends itself more to short jaunts on the Sunfish and Penobscot, longer trips are best in the Runabout so we have a nice breeze.
Log of CYANE.
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