{"id":8871,"date":"2019-07-24T06:32:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T10:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=8871"},"modified":"2019-08-02T12:47:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T16:47:36","slug":"santosha-cleanup-a-new-bowthruster-launching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=8871","title":{"rendered":"Santosha Cleanup, A New Bowthruster & Launching"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 8 to 21<\/p>\n

Aylings Boatyard, Merrickville<\/p>\n

44\u00b055\u20327\u2033 N 75\u00b050\u20325\u2033 W<\/p>\n

After the fiberglass repairs were completed Santosha was filthy & covered in dust. It was time for a major cleanup & some detailing.<\/p>\n

The hull was also in bad need of a thorough cleaning & wax job. Just doing the hull alone is roughly the equivalent of washing & waxing 10 cars – too much for an old guy like me, so I recruited Jaden, my grand-nephew from Ottawa to lend me a hand. Tall, young, strong & enthusiastic, he was exactly the kind of help that I needed!<\/p>\n

Jay, the fiberglass guy was kind enough to give Jaden & I a tutorial on compounding & waxing a heavily oxidized hull. Then Jaden was off & running.<\/p>\n

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The results speak for themselves. Look at his reflection in that shiny hull! It was a lot of hard work! Jaden made a few extra bucks for his efforts & that will help him out as he heads off to his first year at Brock University in late August.<\/p>\n

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I attended to a variety of other projects while Jaden was focused on the hull. Top of the list was installing a new bow thruster because the original one had quit working at the end of the season last fall.<\/p>\n

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Finally Santosha was ready to go back in the water. I must confess that there were times when I never thought I would see the day….<\/p>\n

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Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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