There has been a lot of work on the boat this week. It is has been crazy to watch this from afar. Usually, I am close to the boat, and if I saw this kind of work going on, I would pop in and check it out. I love to watch the guys in the yard working on the boat and forever impressed with what they do and how they accomplish it.
But that was not to be this week while I was out of town for a few days. As I was out of town, 
however, I continued to watch the progress from the cameras we have on board. Technology and cost have joined forces to make these kinds of solutions VERY affordable. They also have an indoor wireless camera that I use sometimes in the bilge or wherever I want a wide angle view. These images are taken from a motion sensing infrared camera system that records and stores video (And audio) to the cloud. You can even choose the resolution, and we have it set to low res outside to save a bit of data.
It is always kind of interesting to see how the mornings start out in the yard. It is usually the o
wner of the yard or the foreman and a few guys from the crew. They are generally having their coffee and chatting about the days’ tasks. They discuss the order of things to be done, techniques, who is going to do what work, and what not. In this picture, you can see that small meeting happening on deck to discuss what needs to be done. The sanding and prepping of the surface is a one person job for the most part, so it is discussed in detail.
The yard prepared the roof surface again and laid fiberglass over the new core that I put down. They did this in layers blending and grinding the existing core down to blend the two surfaces. After these, they faired the surface and laid glass in some of the low spots to get it slightly higher than the surrounding area.
For two days or so (at least in the mornings given the heat of the day, the surfaces were sanded, primed and sanded again. I had asked about this once before feeling like it was a mistake or a waste of primer if it was going to be sanded again. What the yard explained to me is that by putting a layer of primer down, it allows the sanding to very quickly show the low spots on the surface. This demonstrates where the fairing needs to happen.
Another sanding and another layer of the fairing was the order of the day, and with each step, the roof is starting to look smoother and smoother. When I got back in town, I stopped by the boat on the way home to check out the progress up close and personal. It looked great. It has been primer paint applied to it and was blended so well you could not feel the repaired area at all.
I am not sponsored by Mayer Yacht Services but have been a HUGE fan of the work they have done. I have mentioned it in a few times in blog posts and on our youtube channel. They have been a big part of the refit work being done and have been a GREAT partner in the advising and splitting up the work to be done so that I can do some and they do some. It has saved me thousands of dollars and I think the work they do is very good as well. Their website is HERE. If you need work, I would fully endorse calling Michael Mayers over there who owns the yard.