Year: 2012

Thursday

Despite the lightened workload we still manage to find enough for everybody to do everyday. We hauled the Albin 28 back out of the water yesterday and are planning to put in front of the…

Before the Mast

If you have a mast on your trawler or powerboat, it will eventually need either repairing or at least painting. The nature of paint on aluminum in a marine environment dictates this. It can be…

Mid Week

I hadn’t posted anything new in the Dickerson Service Log for quite a while and decided to do a short article about restoring the finish on the Albin 28 on Monday afternoon. By Tuesday morning…

From the bottom up

If your boat has been painted too many times you will find that the paint is building up to the point of no return. With too many coats the layer closest to the hull will…

Tuesday

A bit breezy today but the heat returns before the end of the week. All the big jobs are done and we have some time on our hands to take care of other things that…

Albin 28 Makeover

If you have an Albin 28 with dark colored gelcoat you may find that it takes more and more time to bring it back to a shine and eventually that will be impossible to achieve.…

Monday

Friday ended up being frantic for no particular reason but by 3:30 I once again noticed I was all alone. I did pack it in about 4:45 – far from being off early but not…

Fried Day

Hot, Hot, Hot! Some of the guys came in early today to try to beat the heat. Yesterday at some point in the afternoon I realized that I was the only one here. Needless to…

Thursday

Did you miss me? I decided to take a Dickerson-free day and avoid anything related to work. I did leave the house at 7:45 with my coffee and thermos just like I do every day,…