Some time on Greyson Lake

 I managed to get back to the lake today. It was busy, but not as bad as last weekend. The geese were still swimming around.

 I anchored next to this rock wall for a little bit. It is around 25 feet tall, plus another 16 feet or so that is underwater.

The swimming was great, the fishing, not as much. Fish normally don't bite as well during high pressure systems, but it was a beautiful day anyway.

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.

Fishing Grayson Lake

 Heather and I got an early start this morning. We headed out to Grayson Lake to do a little fishing. It was very nice out this morning and the lake wasn't very busy.

 Heather has not been here before, so it was all new for her. The lake was created in 1968 by damming up the Little Sandy River.

 Much of the lake still looks like a river, it's narrow and winding. Still very pretty.

We bumped a flock of Canadian Geese off their wading spot. They were quite vocal as they were leaving.

Heather managed to catch this tiny one that was stealing our worms. We tossed it back to get bigger.

4 wheeler is back

 Bennie finished up the tires and starter on my 4 wheeler today. The front tires now match the rear tires. The old ones were originals from 1991 and were seriously dry rotted. I am glad they didn't blow out on me while I was riding it.

The starter is a bit shinier, but not much visual difference between the new and old. It was also original parts from 1991.

Grayson Lake

 Even though it wasn't a pretty day, I went over to Grayson Lake this morning. I wanted to get a few hours in before the rain started back up.

 I definitely need to come here a bit more often. There seems to be a better panfish population that Cave Run has, and it is just as pretty of an area.

 It's a little hard to see, but the water is 52ft deep with a 73 degree reading. The water was a bit warmer than I was expecting.

I think these two were looking for a handout. They both left shortly after checking the boat out.