Luckily we're both healthy, we have a great life, it's just my Type A personality doesn't tolerate interruptions from the plan ... just like with weather. Tomorrow a guy recommended by our paint guy is coming to look at soda-blasting the bottom -- and then moisture testing -- he's saying the boat may need to sit out and dry for months.... SORRY, that's just not in the cruising plan for the winter.
So we'll see what happens tomorrow and then re-evaluate our options.... we could have it soda-blasted, then just put primer & bottom paint and relaunch expecting in 2-3 years to have to go through the blister drying process, but it could be when we're gone in the summer rather than during cruising season. We'll see when we get the final diagnosis.
Grumble. In other good news, we found out that the wiggle in our Max-Prop which David was afraid would need to be sent back to PYI to be re-machined is within tolerence and we're fine. Whew!