This was my final big project to finish before S/V Saoirse would feel more like a “home”.  What was the problem?  During the pre-purchase survey, a peek inside the water tank inspection port revealed a nice thick film of green goo coating the insides, and a few gallons of water that had probably been sitting in there for quite some time.  Nothing I was keen on drinking.  I’d really like to show you pictures of it, but some trigger-happy fool reformatted the memory card before ensuring that all photos had been downloaded to the computer.  It was really foul…take my word for it.
I really don’t know what took me so long to finish this project.  Wait…yeah, I think I can pinpoint it to my timidness about my first fiberglass project and the fact that there were other easier projects I could accomplish in the meantime, like varnishing and killing an old bottle of rum.  But it sure is nice to finally have running water and not relying on a six-gallon camping water bladder!  I’m now mesmerized by the water coming out of my faucet – like Man when he first discovered fire! Read More→