Marathon has been out of  the water for just about 48 hours. In addition to installing a new PSS dripless shaft seal we are taking the opportunity to renew the bottom paint and repair some very nasty rust spots on the keel. Someday I will do an analysis of why Beneteau insists on using iron keels when most of the world’s other serious sail boats use lead.

Living  on the hard at the Bercovich Yard is not possible or extremely difficult so we are staying at the Marina Hotel. Nice view from the fifth floor but the boat is better in all ways.  However, the contrast in living accommodation provides an interesting opportunity to examine why people on boats so often get stuck in La Paz.  More on this to follow quite shortly as I organize our thoughts on this important matter.