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Turning the Corner?

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Well, here we are in late May and as deep in this project as we ever were...  We are still cautiously optimistic that we may yet get Idilio in the water this year, even if just for a couple of months, but there is lots to do before we get there.  Our visits to Manitowoc are accelerating! I've even done a couple of back-to-back weekends as we push to get this boat to a condition where it can be splashed.  All that said, we are starting to wonder if we're finally "turning the corner." Even though we are still taking things out, some of the new is starting to go in! It's definitely a morale booster when you get to put something nice in, after putting so much effort into the deconstructing.  One such example is the hatches. They are in! The hatch saga is over! If you go back to one of our  earliest posts , from our first project weekend on this boat, you'll remember that removing them and sending them out for refurbishing was one of the first things we did. I rece