IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, Wind over Water, Episode #99
Wow, our 99th episode. This week we finally tackle the scary job of painting the topsides on Windover. We have been fretting about this day for a long time. Only one way to get it done and that is to get started. We are joined by Martin Smit of “Seventh Town” fame for this first coat. Later Chris crawls into the anchor locker to again tackle that stubborn windlass issue. It just will not work and we have no idea why.
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