Insurance woes

Even though she sank in April, I am still sitting here waiting for our insurance company to get off their duff and send the funds needed to fix her.

So far the through hulls have been replaced with forespar marelon, plastic so they won't corrode.

The cutless bearing, which is the bearing the propeller shaft revolves around, was replaced, the bottom painted, and then put back in the water. Finally a check arrived and we got to pulling the engine and sending it out to Trans Atlantic Diesels in Virginia to rebuild it. Along the way life stuff happened, some of the money was used to pay other fees the marina charged, the yard charged, the new sink, ect. And so here we are, in September, with no engine, no transmission and no where's near enought money to remotely finish this. This girl needs all new wiring, new refrigerator, new stove, all new tanks, new plumbing, new toilets, the list goes on. Plus I found out that the fridge and freezer was not even remotely insulated the way I would expect it to be.. guess thats why it sweated so terribly, and that the engine exhaust has been leaing water all over the galley, just in places you can't see. Ah to own a boat, and work on it..

Actually its fun, kind of. Swealtering Texas heat, no power, not even for a 12v fan, and the smell of rot while I pull soggy insulation out of the engine room, the refrigerator, and freezer, and dream of those days when cool breezes and a nice chilled white wine...

Ah but I ramble.

No one should get into restoring a old boat, unless one is crazy, rich or stupid.

Since I am NOT rich, I am either crazy or stupid. Time will tell.

Meanwhile, I am developing a relationship with this hunk of teak, fiber reinforced plastic and copper wire that only one who has done this would understand. One day, I will look back on this as the good old days, but for now I just want the money to fix things and go on.

I should hear something soon.

I hope.