Charm got hauled out of the water at the Singlar Boat Yard here in Mazatlan on Monday and goes back in on Friday the 13th!! Yikes.

In the meantime, she got a nice cleaning, sanding, and two fresh coats of Comex blue paint. And a new cutless bearing. And a cleaned and greased autoprop. Now I just need to reffinish the exterior teak and the boat will be like new. Maybe I should sell? Nah.

Total Yacht Works did the work and right now we are being cradled in the straps of the giant lift machine ready for the 8:30 a.m. splashing.

We have been living aboard during the work and it was not too bad. Certainly it would have been a bit more comfy in an air conditioned room, but those Mexican beds are soooo hard. And we would have had to come back daily to give access to the workers. The only time we couldn't stand it was when they were doing the sanding on the hull. That noise came right up through.

Anyway it's back in the water and then the 3 minute drive back to Dock 8, Slip 10.

Big plans for the weekend. Tomorrow night we go with a group to Heather's for one of the best Elvis' in the world. Then Saturday evening we go to the beisbol game with the Mazatlan Venados with a group. And Sunday morning it's out to Punta Bruja for brekky and the walk back along the beach. We just had dinner tonight with Wally and Linda on Andanzas and their friends Rosy and John who have a Nordhaven 47 which is a gorgeous ocean going power boat.

I'll see if I can upload a few pictures of the haulout.