I found someone to make the insurance-mandated repairs in the slip. But did it work out?
BTW, “The Bulkhead” (or “The Bulkheads,” I forget) is also the name of some skinny water north of Anna Maria Island on the southeast side of Tampa Bay. Once through there (if going north), you’re in the more forgiving depths of Tampa Bay.
Show Notes
Welcome Aboard!
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Bulkhead Repair
I guess I got in the habit of calling this a “chainplate repair,” but it’s really a repair of the bulkhead (i.e., the interior wall, if it were a house) to which one of the starboard chainplates is attached.
Here is the back plate of the chainplate as it appears in the salon cabinet. (I usually keep spare lines in here.)
…and here’s the front of the chainplate, as seen via the bathroom (“head”) cabinet. The surveyor felt (probably correctly) that this hadn’t been done well.
You can also see where the bottom of the bulkhead was rotten. (Sorry, tiny picture.)
Unfortunately, I forget to save the good “after” photos my friend Jim send me…so I gotta work on that.
The Verdict?
So, here’s the back of the chainplate, in the salon cabinet, after repair.
…and here’s the front of the chainplate, in the head, after repair.
So…would I use this contractor again? Maybe. I guess it depends on (a) how good the “cleaning” looks when I get back aboard, and (b) whether I can come up with a more convenient system of payment. So hit me up if you need this kinda work done in the St. Pete area. I’ll give you my unvarnished opinion in more detail.
Guest Voice
…and thanks to Jeanine Carlton for lending her voice to this episode, as “letters from the insurance company.” I had a bit of a brain fart in the audio podcast and forgot give Jeanine credit. [Smacks forehead.]
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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) – performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez
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