I'm going to have to bug Noëlle to write some new posts for this blog, or else all that we're going to hear about is boats and boat building. Anyway, I've got some more pictures of the boat in progress. The big news this time is that I have built bunks on the trailer and have managed to get the boat up onto the trailer (since it's a catamaran it wouldn't fit onto the rollers and bunks that came with the trailer; it required extensive custom changes). I still have a bit of work to do before it's road worthy, but it's close. As far as the boat itself goes, I finally have the fiberglass cloth I need and a gallon of epoxy should be arriving tomorrow, so it is nearly time to coat the hull! On a different subject, we have added a new addition to our fish tank. She is a bright blue lobster! Okay, I know it's really a crayfish, but can I at least call it a mini-lobster? It sure looks like one. So far we are just calling her "Little Miss", since we don't officially name any of our fish until they have survived a week in the tank. Finally, as a special bonus with this post I am adding a couple of pictures of "Ia Ora", the eight foot rowing/sailing boat I have owned since I was sixteen and living on "Te Natura" with Mom and Dad. We had the boat custom ordered from the factory in St. Augustine, Fl, while we were living in Daytona Beach. It's amazing that I still have that boat after everything I've been through in the last 12 or 13 years. Anyway, I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays as much as we are! Take care.
-Cory
