3 weeks to the day since I arrived in San Carlos, Brio is finally in the water!
Here’s a little photo essay of her transformation:
![DSCF0236_v2 After Jon had scraped all the old paint off (with a 2" carbide scraper), showing a mix of gelcoat and primer](https://i2.wp.com/withbrio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DSCF0236_v2-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
After Jon had scraped all the old paint off (with a 2" carbide scraper), showing a mix of gelcoat and primer
![DSCF0309 Brio with her first coat of barrier epoxy in place -- Exciting! And kind of pretty with a grey bottom, right?](https://i0.wp.com/withbrio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DSCF0309-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
Brio with her first coat of barrier epoxy in place -- Exciting! And kind of pretty with a grey bottom, right?
![DSCF0349](https://i2.wp.com/withbrio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DSCF0349-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
Then a ride through town, with me grinding my teeth the whole way, praying we won't be 'the one that got away'...
![DSCF0351](https://i2.wp.com/withbrio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DSCF0351-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
Until finally, it's launch time (Do you like the size of our flag? Jon says I can't keep it... apparently 3'x5' is an overwhelmingly large size of flag for our boat. I think he just doesn't want anything to obscure the pretty windvane panel that he painted - with white stripes, to the right of the flag!)
Now we are sitting on a mooring in San Carlos bay, where we’ll stay while we provision, do massive loads of disgusting work-yard laundry, and watch for a weather window to cross to the Baja side of Mexico. Needless to say, I’m pretty psyched to be a floating boat again!!!