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C.E. Grundler

With approximately one month to go until my theoretical launch date, work has shifted from high gear to overdrive. What does that mean? For one, there is NO free time. Every spare minute is devoted to some boat related work or another. My dining room is currently filled with new belts, hoses, gaskets, oil and trans coolers, seals, bearings, fuel lines, engine paints, and countless other assorted parts. My car is loaded clear to the front seats with even more.  My computer sits forgotten for days on end. Internet? No time for the internet. Take-out food has become a staple and the dogs watch, baffled, as I try to assure them that once Annabel Lee is afloat, they will accompany me as I rush out of the house, be it to my job or simply to continue working aboard the boat. I’m sure they’ll enjoy walking along the river’s edge and playing with the other boatyard dogs. But being that today is my day off, at the marina at least, it’s anything but. I’ve already packed a lunch, and as soon as I post this, I’ll be off for another twelve or so hour day of boat work – which puts me twelve hours closer to where I want to be.

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