Ok, ok... so what's the big deal about a table. Well, for one thing I didn't have a table in my boat and now I do. The total cost was under $100 and it is starting to look nice. Not as nice as my dad would have done, but I have already touched on that topic earlier. If you remember in my last blog, you saw a piece of plywood (albeit nice maple plywood) and it was in the "bed" position. Here are some current shots of it in the "table" position and it does (from my perspective) look a bit like a table.
OH YES! I added a handrail to the inboard edge of the table and I might add, no flimsy table here! It has two (not one) pedestal mounts and is secured to the wall where all of the bookshelves are. I predict that it will hold up in a storm and although the rest of the boat might fall apart, that table will still be able to be held onto. Yes, some of you with an artistic eye, may have noticed the "cute" design in the trim on each end of the table. It currently has only two of the five coats of varnish that it will eventually get.
By the way, Mary and one of her teaching friends (Vivian) came down to the boat on the Fourth of July and we ate dinner on this very same table. It hardly looks used even now. Just after eating, we sat in the cockpit and watched the beautiful Long Beach fireworks. THIS WAS MARY'S FIRST TIME TO SEE THE BOAT. I do love my wife for letting me have my fun and perhaps eventually some adventure.
Also, this week I cleaned the bottom of the boat myself. Mask, snorkel, fins, shorty wetsuit and a soft brush had the bottom clean in only two days. Actually only about two hours on two different days. I waited for 2 1/2 months and it was starting to grow things on the bottom of the boat. From now on I will do it once a month and it should be easier.
All in all, I am getting quite pleased with how "Spirit of Adventure" is shaping up.
