May 02, 2014 - Summer get ready / clean-up

Summer is my best time of the year (like most boats I guess). Warm breeze, warmer waters, and just getting off the dock.

This morning, Caroline and Hank came over to give me the summer get ready work over.

Work done:

Complete inside clean-out...

• waxing the fiberglass, 
• metal polish the stove, 
• heater and ship's bell, 
• removing any "stuff" that has found a home in my cabin, cleaning the bilge, 
• etc...

Outside:

•  Hank has finally relocated my electrical power plug from inside to outside my cockpit. Now, no longer a trip hazard and a very annoying cable laying IN the cockpit. You have to wonder why Hank waited 4 years to move it... let alone 39 years of the previous owners!

here is where the electrical connection was located, right in the middle of the cockpit!

Here is the new location... completely out of the way!

With the help of Richard Grass, the old hole is now fiber-glassed over, just need to sand and repaint the area!

•  My fore deck was repainted

• both hatches (Skylights) have been worked on... repainted, gaskets "oiled", bolts and sliders polished and oiled.
• Extra horn mounted on mast for spinnaker sock lines.
• Lazy-jacks remounted (with yellow lines).

Also, Richard came over and helped Hank fiber-glassed the hole left behind from the electrical plug relocation. Just need to sand and repaint that area.

Next week is our Yacht club sail-pass... this is where the entire club sails / motors pass the commodores boat. This is quite a formal event... all passengers to be dressed in white pants, blue jackets, etc. After the sail pass, a party at the Yacht Club. :)

More on that next week...

Tarka out!