doggie washing day

Who doesn't love to torture their pet with the imminent doggie washing day? Can you see the look on his face, impending doom!! Poor Scupper, he hates this day, but we have to do it. (some jackass ran across the street in front of the car, Jim had to slam on the brakes, and scupper got covered in coffee) He was a very sticky dog.

I try to tell him I love him and this will all be over soon.

But, I don't think he's buying it. "this is my angry face" he says

Just like all dogs after a bath, he gets his payback as he shakes the soapy water all over me. I guess he thought I needed a bath too!
Momma's poor little baby, he looks like a drowned rat. But I keep wondering, where'd my dog go, i thought he was a lot bigger than that! It's all fur! He's just so fluffy, I always think he's bigger. Oh well, he sure does smell a lot better!

the new deck

We are finally starting to make some real progress on the boat's decks! we found a really great 2 part epoxy paint that is made for the water! made by rust-oleum, and a real steal at $170 for 2 gallons. (each part is 1 gallon so we have to buy 2 gals at a time)

The first step is to grind off any rust. 

Then I scrub the decks down and wash them off. 

After that dries, (in like 2 seconds with this heat and infernal sun) 

I mix the wonderfully messy epoxy. one part is thicker than Elmer's glue and the other is as runny as snot with a sinus infection! 

Then I roller on the first layer real thick and super sticky.

Before the layer can dry (which again happens really quickly)

I sprinkle the sand on top. 

gotta make it nice and even!

Then most of the work is done for the day. I just let it dry over night. Then in the morning, I sweep off the extra sand, and hose down the deck. Gotta let it dry again and mix more paint. Then roller on another layer over the top of the sand to make it all shinny white again.

Then on to the next section. 

You all know warning labels on everything now say something along the lines of "this product is known to the state of California to cause cancer" (but only to California right?) anyway, the sand we are using for the deck is 100% natural playground sand made for a child's sandbox. There is a warning label on the sand bag that says this product is known to the state of California to be a carcinogen, and prolonged exposure to this product can cause emphysema and pulminary disease ! yeah ! have fun kids!

only in the state of California! would they sell sand for a playground and it causes cancer and what ever else. I am still dumbfounded!