Living and working around boats you see some amazing "happenings". I peeked under a tent at Bert Jabins Marina earlier this summer to see the early stages of a steel boat refit by Southbound Cruising Services,LLC. a local rigging company. In this time frame it was a scary movie with sandblasting being the primary focus of the restoration team. This is hard brutal work that was ongoing under a tent with 90 degree temps outside of the tent. It was as though they were "baking" a new boat!
Brian Duff is the project manager with numerous refits under his belt and the know-how that goes along with being a rigger who has come up through the ranks...
When I stopped by this morning I could not believe my eyes. This would most typically have been a multi year project with the likely scenario of never achieveing a launch but rather passing it along to the next sailor with a dream. Not this project; this baby is going in the water and to deeper latitudes pronto!
Amazing effort on the part of Southbound Cruising Services. If you are looking for help with your boat, drop me an email and I will connect you to Brian.
