Getting Started Fitting Out for the Next Sailing Trip
11 August 2012
• Side of the in-laws house
by Hot
Took a few weeks break from sailing after San Diego, but I went back over this morning to begin getting the boat ready for the next sailing adventure. That trip is scheduled for the latter part of October. We've got about two months. I did a complete review of the boat, in and out, and I am pleased with the condition it is in. I washed the decks before I took it out of the water in San Diego but the monsoon rains have made the deck sparkling. I've got a list of things to do to get the sailboat ready, but it's a relatively minor list. We started on getting the trailer lighting fixed but, like all sailboat fix projects, it blossomed and it may be best to hand it over to a professional. I met a guy two weeks ago, Mike from Mike's Mobile Marine, who took off the 10 hp two stroke outboard vintage 1986 and is supposed to be fixing the starter, putting in a new water pump wheel, and otherwise getting it in good shape. Among the projects in store for the next two months: Replace mast and deck light connector at base of the mast, prepare the new tiller, prepare the new outboard by installing engine oil, new tires for the trailer, drill out larger holes on gin pole, install the two additional pop-top dog ears and the four dog ear clips I purchased from Catalina Direct, lube the sail track, attach the spare tire to the trailer, and several other minor things. You are welcome to skip the next set of posts and just go to October.
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