Project Clean Stream - the kids and I volunteered. Removed trash from area streams feeding into the Magothy and Bay. Loaded the truck from the collections sites.
Also maintenance on the Cape Dory - worked more on trailer - replaced trailer receiver (cut end of tongue and old receiver off, drilled new holes and installed new one).
Before Work . Little Magothy Tour. Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Cormorants, a few Canvasback, and the River Otter. Nice morning for a paddle.
Before Work. Little Magothy Tour. Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Cormorants. Yesterday saw River Otter hanging out on shore and swimming near pier. Cargo ship is still aground, the rescue dredging activity has begun.
Maintenance day - continued clean up on Cape Dory. Finished removing numbers and adhesive from hull, finished cleaning of hull and wood. Sanded and applied teak oil to rub rails. Removed 30+ pounds of water saturated foam blocks from the front flotation area. Blocks were pieces of foam packed in the compartment for flotation, nothing appeared structural. Began work on trailer. Also began work on Sunfish rudder assembly and placement of deck ports for airing out the hull.
Maintenance day - continued clean up on Cape Dory. Finished removing numbers and adhesive from hull, finished cleaning of hull and wood. Sanded and applied teak oil to rub rails. Removed 30+ pounds of water saturated foam blocks from the front flotation area. Blocks were pieces of foam packed in the compartment for flotation, nothing appeared structural. Began work on trailer. Also began work on Sunfish rudder assembly and placement of deck ports for airing out the hull.
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Before work. Very calm, insane amount of fog. To Deep Creek and back. Actually lost site of shore in the fog in the Deep Creek area on the Magothy, no visibility at all, used the construction sounds on shore to correct and maintain course. Lots of Buffleheads in the Bay and Magothy.
Retrieved the Cape Dory 10 I bought from a neighbor after he sold his house. Began assess and clean up process, stripped off old numbers and removed debris from inside. Gonna do some rowing soon! Need to find a set of spars for it.
Before Work. Little Magothy Inlet marks to Little Magothy Tour. Ship is still stuck off of Gibson Island. Blad Eagle, Great Blue Herons, Kingfisher, Buffleheads in Bay, Buffleheads and Canvasback in river, geese, cormorants.
Before Work. Little Magothy Inlet marks to Little Magothy Tour. Cold, calm, tide very very low. Imature Eagle, Bluebirds, Kingfisher, Osprey, lots of Buffleheads in Bay, Canvasback and Buffleheads in River, Blue Jay, Red Wing Blackbirds, large group of Ruddy Ducks (took flight). Last of the very cold mornings?
Before Work. Little Magothy Inlet marks to Little Magothy Tour, wind north. Good pace.