November 27, 2013.

It’s officially been a year that I have lived on the boat. Not that one pictured. That one pictured has sat there floating for longer than a year without a single visitor. The bottom has more sea life growing on it than most of the docks in the marina. The back of the boat, where I’m sure the manufacturer designed for people to stand and steer and fish from, actually makes for a nice alternate home and toilet for birds. The precipitation and dew over the course of however long it’s sat there have cause little flow-lines weaving through the dirt that remind me of a delta releasing a river into an ocean. As if that center bow cleat could be an island causing a wake as water runs past it. Anyway, if someone gave me a little money I would Magic-Eraser and hose down that thing and in 2 hours at least the top would look as good as new. The only reasons I say that is because the boat is docked closest to the entrance ramp, so everyone gets to be welcomed by its condition when they step foot on the C docks.

My window-fix wasn’t a complete success. I tested it by letting the rain fall on it for a day. It doesn’t trap the water in the aluminum and overflow into the boat like it used to - so that’s good - but that rubber interior seal does still get wet. Oh well, I give my repair a grade of a B+. 

Aren’t old Ford Mustang fastbacks awesome? I got to work this morning - the day before Thanksgiving - and at 9am this car was the only one on the bottom floor. I know that it was left overnight, but still, there’s something I like about a classic car parked by itself in a dimly lit garage. Come on! That car has survived probably 47 years of being iconic and looking awesome, it deserves a spot on my blog.