Splashed !!

 

Persephone Hanging Out

 

 

'Persephone' is just finishing her third year of  full time cruising in the Caribbean.  So, it was time to get her "handsomed up".  So, for the past ten days, 'Persephone' has been out of the water and "on the hard" at Peakes Yacht Yard in Chaguaramas, Trinidad.  While on the hard, her sides were professionally washed, compounded and waxed restoring the luster of her gelcoat.  The shine is so bright, you need sunglasses to look at her.

 

In addition, her bottom was pressure washed (everyone likes a girl with a clean bottom !!) and recoated with Sea Hawk 44 bottom paint.  In the spring, I did the bottom while in the British Virgin Islands,  using Micron 66 bottom paint.  This product totally failed again in only 5 months. At over $300 US per gallon (4 gallons are used),   one would think it would repeal barnacles for longer than a couple of months...simply, it is worthless.  So, it was time for a change; and Trini is the cost effective place to do it.  Peakes did all the labor, while I sipped a mint iced tea and watched !  The results were awesome !!

 

 

                                                                   

 

Above, Bruce ('Wild Matilda') inspects the bottom job.  Right, Persephone is getting ready to launch....