Another's boat work day for Serge

Serge finished off all the mildew cleaning on the boat, which usually requires taking everything out of the boat to make space, then apply mildew remover with a sponge, let it dry a little bit by airing out the boat, then put everything back into the boat where it was. It's a lot of work - even though the boat is small! So big big job, thank you very much Serge for doing it this spring. Next time is typically in the Fall after the season as the boat gets wet again after that...

[[posterous-content:pid___0]] Elise's caretaker[[posterous-content:pid___20]] Looks very clean[[posterous-content:pid___21]][[posterous-content:pid___22]] Clearing the path for cleaning[[posterous-content:pid___18]] The weapons[[posterous-content:pid___19]] The stern (cockpit) bilge pump drain[[posterous-content:pid___17]]Serge's legs :)[[posterous-content:pid___15]] Elise's cockpit drain[[posterous-content:pid___16]] Elise's path leading to the nav table [[posterous-content:pid___14]] This is the cockpit bilge pump pipe - it is connected to the bilge on one end and a drain on the other end[[posterous-content:pid___11]] This photo is actually upside down - it's Elise's main autopilot attached to the rudder post[[posterous-content:pid___12]][[posterous-content:pid___13]][[posterous-content:pid___9]] Serge's other hand :)[[posterous-content:pid___10]] Elise's on-board VHF[[posterous-content:pid___8]] Serge's cleaning up the mildew[[posterous-content:pid___7]] Elise's starboard quarterberth. The wiring is for the spare autopilot and the solar panel that we are now using to top off the battery on a constant basis as it is connected to the magic box. [[posterous-content:pid___5]] Elise's old flashlight and what very much looks like Elise's new flashlight[[posterous-content:pid___6]] The Frog, Elise's Mascot[[posterous-content:pid___4]] Flashy looking benches. They could certainly do with some oil.[[posterous-content:pid___1]] Elise's racing sails. We don't normally leave them on the boat as anything cloth-something tends to attract humidity so we keep them in my basement.[[posterous-content:pid___2]] Elise's bucket in her cockpit. The use of a boat cover has helped move the varnishing job frequency from once a year to once every two years which is a big gain![[posterous-content:pid___3]] Elise in her new spot