S/V Loomba-Loomba

We are staying in San Carlos which is between Guaymas (where Loomba-Loomba is)  and Marina Real where we will be after we launch. Bahia Algodones is the big bay to the left. Marina Real is in the little bite at the bottom of this Bay. Guaymas is to the right off of Highway 17 Guaymas is located in the Sonora Desert approximately 242 miles from the US border   due south of Tucson and Nogales. It is basically an industrial and shrimp fishing port  with a population of 135,000. Guaymas was officially founded by Spanish colonists in 1769 so there is quite a bit of history here.  It is not a real tourist destination, although they do have a cruise ship terminal.  There is also a Wallmart, McDonalds, Burger King and Little Ceasars. Banco-de-Sonora Palacio Municipal de Guaymas Guaymas Bay Guaymas Bay is not known for it's beaches, but San Carlos, just north of Guaymas, has become a major expat and tourist town with plenty of great beaches, marina

The gel-coat on Loomba-Loomba had a lot of imprfections, mostly on the cabin and deck surfaces.   Lots of hairline surface cracks, a few large spiderweb-like cracks through non-skid areas.   Domingo is fixing it all.   Some very meticulous work here! With a dremel tool, he digs out the bad spots, then uses an epoxy filler, then sands smooth.   This requires a lot of patience, and a lot of close inspection in the right light conditions.    You can see in the pictures that some substantial areas of non-skid have been completely ground off.   Here he will epoxy down matching sheets of non-skid fabricated out of fiberglass with the raised 3/16” squares molded in gel-coat.   The non-skid areas will be Awlgripped in a slightly different color than the smooth areas, and it will be applied with a roller to achieve a thicker film.   Everything else gets sprayed. First coat is a high build primer, requiring sanding.   This helps to better fill minor surface imperfections,

After leaving Bainbridge our first stop was Eugene, Oregon (6 hours) where we had a very nice relaxed visit with Chrissy's sister, Gretchen, for a few days.  It's always fun to catch up, see her friends that we've gotten to know, hear about her glass fusing business,  and see her new creations. Unfortunately I wasn't into picture taking mode yet so I didn't get ANY pictures of our time in Eugene. Next stop was San Francisco (9 hours) where it was cold and foggy when we arrived, but miraculously turned warm and sunny the next day! We stayed with Jim's brother, Dave, who lives in the Glen Park neighborhood of San Francisco. We were able to park the overloaded Jeep in Dave's garage and the three of us tooled around in Dave's Yaris. We made a trip to Turlock to celebrate Dave's birthday with his daughter's family, did some of the "touristy" things, did some errands, took care of some paperwork and phone calls and Chrissy's good frie