Aleria's Adventures

  Alex and Dmitriy have been making great progress, today completing the fiberglassing of the hull. I must say it's looking good. They work well together and Dima is very efficient. It's just too bad his English is so rudimentary, but he is working on it.  This part is definitely a two-person job. It's the first time Dmytro has done fiberglassing but he really enjoys it. I think he's enjoying learning a new skill as well. 

The Century Black Demon that has been sitting in the barn at Ross for decades is being resurrected this winter. Dmytro is helping Alex make it seaworthy again. I can't say it's being restored because they are replacing much with new hardware, wood and so on. They are also epoxying the hull to make it waterproof.  This week, Dima and Alex stripped, sanded and faired the hull. It's quite the winter project, but it's going much faster than anyone expected. It's so great to have the shed.