Bowsprit Updates

In 1973, Westsail installed a 3-piece, laminated fir bowsprit onto hull #101. In 2004 at Lake Mead, the bowsprit was showing signs of delimitation or coming unglued. We knew it was only a matter of time before it would have to be replace, but we saturated it with epoxy resin and it got us through […]

Progress?

This was a long, difficult weekend aboard. We arrived reasonable on Friday and I spend the evening replacing engine parts: new impeller, fuel filters, sacrificial zincs, etc. Changed the oil and added coolant. The engine runs. The oil sender/pressure gauge doesn’t work, which I will replace next weekend. That seems positive. The engine room is […]

Found on the Boat

It’s amazing what you find hidden after six years of “dry storage.” I know the boat has swallowed things over the years that I have completely forgotten about. Here’s something fun that we found on the boat last weekend. It’s Bing’s raincoat from when she was two years old. This was a fun find. Obviously […]

Almost Home!

Almost home! The photo above is from my hauler. He is in Arizona, five miles from the California state line!!! She’ll be in Long Beach tomorrow! I received the call from the hauler this afternoon – during my nap. I wasn’t even aware he had picked it up! This weekend we will head down and […]