I had Brushfire hauled out on 10/17 for a "bottom job." This consists of powerwashing, sanding, and applying new biocidal paint below the waterline. I'm also having the gelcoat evaluated to see whether the chalking can be remedied.

"On the hard"

Closeup of the keel. Looks like there may be some blisters... we'll see.

An idea of the relative scale... .

This space is where pictures of the hoist back into the water would have gone... if some idiot hadn't forgotten his camera. D'oh!