On Sunday, April 6, 2014 6:21:37 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote:
It has been quiet on rec.boats this weekend. Hopefully that means

folks here are getting out and doing some boating, or working on their

boat, thinking about working on it, or maybe planning a cruise or

fishing trip.



Our massive re-varnishing project is coming along and starting to look

decent again. After stripping most of the trim to bare wood and

starting over, I'm now up to 8 coats, about 260 linear feet per coat.

One or two more light sandings, and one or two more top coats and

she'll be good to go.



We had our 5 year insurance survey done on Friday and that went

reasonably well with no show stoppers, just a couple of relatively

minor followups before we head north.



Friends of ours recently had their 60 footer burn to the waterline

while they were underway near Sanibel Island:



http://www.abc-7.com/story/24870538/boat-on-fire-south-of-sanibel#.U0H671fvil8



Carl was down below investigating smoke when the boat became fully

engulfed. Terri jumped from the flybridge as the flames erupted and

Carl jumped from the other side. It took them 30 minutes to find

each other and be picked up by a passing boater. Fortunately they

both had life jackets handy.



As a result Mrs B has developed a sudden interest in personal EPIRBs

and other safety equipment.

Man,that's a bummer! I'm glad they're both ok. bad things can happen in an instant.

This wee, I'll have my little Chris craft runabout out and have it ready to go for at least thee memorial day week end. An will be outfitting my 23 marquis for the fall river cruise. (Finally!)

Both have updated fire extinguishers, and fresh first aid kits. Life jackets are a must as well. As usual, and as far as safety equipment goes, both boats will be over qualified.

Stupid and safe don't go hand in hand.