the new bottom goes in

The shrimp do not create an acid bath, they put acid on the shrimp when they ice them down to keep them looking good and smelling nice, a common problem with wild caught fresh seafood. Usually it takes the boat a few days to fill their hold and a few more days for the critters to get to your table. When you get frozen seafood it's processed and flash frozen at sea as it's caught and stays frozen till you decide to eat it.

The picture shows "Amigo" welding on the new ribs. The tubes below are the keel coolers outside the hull that keep the engine cool. Amigo is mexican and doesn't speak gringo, so they just call him whatever. Half the new bottom is now in and the other half will go in next week. Despite the delay, I'm glad to have new steel between me and the cold dark depths.

Next week should be amazing. Even though Barak was obviously the better choice, it still amazes me that americans elected him after hundreds of years of vile stupid bullshit. Good to know that things can change quickly and easily. Even down here in David Duke country, you can feel a shift. A lot of people down here just want to put all that behind them and hope nobody berates them about the past.

OM  PADI  PADI