Boat painting is finished

 Pulled the boat over into the yard this morning and got started with the painting of the top.

 First, I stripped all the fittings, cleats, sonar unit, lights and windshield off and started sanding.

 I pulled the steering wheel off, too. That made it much easier to get the inside part of the dash done.

 Painting is complete. Thanks to Heather for her help with the painting. We put 2 coats on and let it dry for about 5 hours before the reassembly started.

All the parts are back on and it is ready for a trip to the lake. Looks pretty sharp for an old boat!

Car replacement

 Since work was rained out today, I stopped to look at this car today. It seems to be what I was looking for.

So, after a test drive, I did some paperwork and got the Nissan all cleaned out. This is now our daily driver, a 2009 Toyota Camry. I hope to get several more years out of it.

Boat hull refinished

 My old boat was looking kind of ratty for the last couple of years, with the paint cracking and peeling.

 When I first refinished the hull, the fiberglass resin I put on seemed dry, but was not fully cured. That is what started the cracking, but it was barely noticeable. At least for the first couple of years, anyway.

 I didn't get the boat out on the water much at all last year, so painting it got pushed back for lack of time.

 Today, I got it taken care of. It took all day to get the boat up off the trailer, sand the bad spots down, wash the hull, and get two coats of paint on it.

I also want to get the top of the boat done, but I still need to get the red paint for that. Finding the paint turned out to more difficult than I figured on. All the places I used to get the paint from no longer carry it. I did find a place in Nicholasville that has it, so next time I'm down there, I'll pick it up.