Now that's a pretty chainplate!

Now that's a pretty chainplate!, originally uploaded by CidnieC.

All that is left to do on this chainplate is to match the antiskid deck paint. Mark built up an island of epoxy to help keep the bulkhead dry. One down, only 5 more to go...*sigh*.

No rotten bulkhead here!

No rotten bulkhead here!, originally uploaded by CidnieC.

This bulkhead is now free from rot, recored, reglassed, painted and ready to do its job- keep the rig UP!

Mark up to his knees in fiberglass mat

Mark up to his knees in fiberglass mat, originally uploaded by CidnieC.

We went from hot and humid with swarms of mosquitos on Thursday to bitingly cold, rainy but with no mosquitos on Friday. Mark valiantly continued to reglass the bulkhead.

You are so beautiful, to me...

You are so beautiful, to me..., originally uploaded by CidnieC.

This is a beautiful photo. Ok, maybe the beauty of this shot is not apparent but this is a shot of our punky bulkhead right before the last layer of fiberglass was applied.

Mark tried to explain to me what the last bit of glassing was but what I heard was " Blah, blah, structural integrity, blah blah forces, blah , blah , blah web for strengthblah, blah the soft deck is repaired, blah, blah butyl tape, blah once the chain plate is reinstalled this one is finished!"

See how beautiful this shot is now?