And Now The Work Starts

After somewhat recovering from the shock of the collapsed shed and enjoying the relief of a basically intact main cabin, we brought our stuff in, took the food we brought out of the cooler and popped it in the fridge after a bit of cleanup. OK - now, what next? It's time to get to work!

We begin to prepare ourselves mentally for the task of taking our collapsed garage apart, digging the boat out, and seeing what we could salvage. So, off to work we went! I know it took the better part of the next day to demolish that shed and get the wood moved off to one side. It was crazy! The duct tape held TOO well, and the nails and plywood did NOT want to come apart! Plus there was little to no leverage to pull stuff apart with, and no working chainsaw to just massacre the thing with.

We started with the left side of the shed, ripping the roof apart piece by piece, exposing the pile of covered wood and tools one the left hand side, and beginning to expose the boat that was on the right hand side.

Now with the left side torn apart we start to uncover the boat, taking care to not damage Old Ugly any worse than she already is!

Paul decides to make a fashion statement with the thick moss that covers every square inch of the roof! Looks good on him, don't you think?

OK, enough fun and games, now back to work!

Piece by piece the roof comes off, fighting us for every inch of boat exposed. The damage to the canopy and to the windshield becomes starkly apparent as the roof comes off. The crushing of the fiberglass cowling on the 90 Horse Johnson Outboard is clearly visible.

Finally, after long hours and much sweat, the boat and woodpile stand clear of the collapsed garage, and now the real work and damage assessment can continue. The story will continue - thanks for following along.