A Helping Hand

I was getting picked up at the South Street Seaport at 10:15 am. Virginia was supposed to be here by ten but was late--not surprising. Some juniors and I volunteered to help paint and clean Indy 7 on a Saturday.

It was the start of warmer weather. Winter was over and Indy was in desperate need for a new coat of paint. She's been out all winter and working hard, getting messy as a training vessel for harbor school students. A few days before this Saturday, Indy was sanded down by tenth graders during our class period. The other classes finished the job as one period isn't long enough to sand an entire boat.

Once the boat was smooth and sanded we could start the painting process. That Saturday myself and another junior went to Governors Island early in the morning to paint. At first we used paint thinner just to take the dirt off to make Indy smoother for the paint. Using that paint thinner was very tedious work and took the whole morning.

Then on to the actual painting, it was a very hot day so painting wasn't so much fun, however the after look of the boat made us all really proud of the work we did. Indy 7 looked so good. She defiantly deserved a good paint job and I felt like I did it justice.