yard visit 2010
on 2.10.10  willie was taken to the mile 533 shipyard in aransas
pass, texas for a 2 week stay.  altho it had been 5 years since its
last haulout, the bottom was in very good shape.  several of the
approx 20+ zincs were in 75% or better shape.  it was the yard
owner's opinion that the bottom did not need to be blasted, just
cleaned up.  in areas where the smaller zincs had been gobbled
up, larger ones were placed, others were doubled up.  it was hard
for me to get an exact count, but there are now about 30 zincs
under willie, of which about 22 are new, the others were in 75%+
shape. the old exhaust ports were welded up, the above waterline
pits were welded and grinded smooth, the rear lift-up deck was
removed and repaired along with other work.  all receipts/work day
sheets retained.  the total was over 15k.  one of the major things
done was the install of a 1993 powertech 20K generator (kuboto
motor) with 650 hours was put into place and will be tied into the
boat's electrical systems in the near future. due to being out of
memory for this website i am unable to post more than one picture,
however i have many more and will add them when i figure out how.