The girls of Glades
In the boatyard, being able and willing to work hard at difficult tasks is a badge of honor among the women. It separates the real "boatyard girls" from the mere passers through or yachties.
Laura,getting ready to grind stanchions. Grinding was very intimidating to her at first, but now she grinds fearlessly with the best.
Laura, painting 'the void"....
...and the focs'l.
Nathalie, exhausted, takes a break from grinding the window openings on P'tit Lois.
and sanding the stern.....
...and the hull....
...and painting the masts.
Julie of Gypsy Otter. She just replaced her engine!!
Deana of Gypsy Queen, Posing for the camera....
... she does a lot of the work on many boats around the yard, and has really finished up Gypsy Queen beautifully. She is soon to be married to Don, also of Gypsy Queen, under the travellift right here in the boatyard! It will be a wonderful celebration.
...showing the latest boatyard colors...
Julie, Nathalie, and Deanna smiling at life....
...as they discuss the latest boatyard fashions and trends. (like how the Norton flap disks are so much better than the ones from Harbor Freight, and how a little linseed oil can spruce up your topcoat, and whether or not cayenne pepper added to bottom paint really improves it or not)
Leona of Jonathon Livingston, being the queen of the boatyard, sips a glass of wine at sunset.
Margaret especially loves to grind coal tar epoxy in the bilges.... or not. Here she ospho's a section of recently ground bilge.
Looking a little disgruntled, but as time would prove, undeterred. Her and Matt have really shown themselves to be a great team, and everyone here has seen them grow closer through the work. In an environment like this, mutual respect is a by-product of the difficult tasks that both partners in a relationship / boat project must overcome.
Kathy, Laura's mother, came to help. She was a godsend for Laura, and helped out a lot on the boat too. Here she works on the skylight that goes on the cargo hatch.
Laura,getting ready to grind stanchions. Grinding was very intimidating to her at first, but now she grinds fearlessly with the best.
Laura, painting 'the void"....
...and the focs'l.
Nathalie, exhausted, takes a break from grinding the window openings on P'tit Lois.
and sanding the stern.....
...and the hull....
...and painting the masts.
Julie of Gypsy Otter. She just replaced her engine!!
Deana of Gypsy Queen, Posing for the camera....
... she does a lot of the work on many boats around the yard, and has really finished up Gypsy Queen beautifully. She is soon to be married to Don, also of Gypsy Queen, under the travellift right here in the boatyard! It will be a wonderful celebration.
...showing the latest boatyard colors...
Julie, Nathalie, and Deanna smiling at life....
...as they discuss the latest boatyard fashions and trends. (like how the Norton flap disks are so much better than the ones from Harbor Freight, and how a little linseed oil can spruce up your topcoat, and whether or not cayenne pepper added to bottom paint really improves it or not)
Leona of Jonathon Livingston, being the queen of the boatyard, sips a glass of wine at sunset.
Margaret especially loves to grind coal tar epoxy in the bilges.... or not. Here she ospho's a section of recently ground bilge.
Looking a little disgruntled, but as time would prove, undeterred. Her and Matt have really shown themselves to be a great team, and everyone here has seen them grow closer through the work. In an environment like this, mutual respect is a by-product of the difficult tasks that both partners in a relationship / boat project must overcome.
Margaret removing nuts from Free Spirit's Portholes. This was pre-Drummer, so her boat won't be too jealous.
Kathy, Laura's mother, came to help. She was a godsend for Laura, and helped out a lot on the boat too. Here she works on the skylight that goes on the cargo hatch.posted by CT | 11:23 PM
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