AAAgh- sorry, I had to move that last picture out of my line of sight! maybe I'll draw a line through it.


So here's my version of what's happening this week.
Lorenzo and the electrician have hooked up the controls in the helm. All that's missing is the autopilot. The engine works. The hydraulics work (too slow for L, but they do work); the toilet will work as soon as the right pump arrives. The generator works, and is loaded up with air conditioning and every heater we could borrow. There's a bed platform being built in the space below the helm (for Tony and Cleo). Good! Progress is good!

Delcambre Shrimp Festival

We went for a short time last night- and this guy was playing. Aaron Tippin. I could tell he was a famous country singer- he had all the moves. Only three weeks till the next Blues Festival- Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Air conditioner

Fired up the 20k generator and fell in love, it just purrs. Turned on the air conditioner and dropped the inside temp down 20 degrees, it's been so hot for the last 6 weeks we stop working around 11 AM. Sucker blows out an incredible amount of ice cold air. Next couple of weeks we calibrate the hydraulics, install more controls, lots of wiring, electronics and on to sea trials.

TOOT TOOT

We went on a ride on a tug boat down the bayou to move a 200 ft barge to a new location.

BIG FUN

Truly an amazing boat, 1050 hp, spins on a dime. Got to look at all the controls and electronics.

The day before John took us down to the intracoastal on his bass boat, very fast.

We are so ready to push off.

the one that got away

This is Kellikins, a Florida boat we looked at last year. The decorating ideas look more relevant, now that we're starting to fix up the interior.