.......And that, kids, is the story of how daddy got resin in his hair.....

So, Lethargicc, my 20 ft Shamrock Open Fish is nearly completed. The list of minor to major repairs made is seemingly endless. From tie straps holding small wires to fiberglass work it's taken close to seven months to dip her keel back into the salty local waters. Nothing came easy on this project, of course right?, I honestly don't expect it to anymore, anything to go "well' or "easy" and I'm mostly okay with that nowadays. Most of the repairs are made and finished, some things were self inflicted - most not.
Self inflicted by choice I might add. In that, when diesel mechanics charge upwards of $150 per hour it's easy to convince your self...."I can do that, hhhmmm? maybe?" For the most part I've enjoyed learning about the 100 horse power Yanmar diesel inboard, nested tightly under the center console and T-top. Although much credit should also go to forums and manuals that are a consistent reference when things seem odd. I hadn't planned on making this a 7 month project but once I pulled on broken part off there was something else behind it, then something else, and so on. I honestly can't even remember what started it all. It might have been wanting to add an additional fuel filter, or an inspection of the fuel tank, whatever it was it ultimately became a fruitful project forcing me upgrade, repair, damage, than repair again, things that were in desperate need of updates.