Almost ready to splash

[Brian N.]

I spent the better part of the day today getting the boat ready to sail. It took a good 3 hours to scrub the grime from the non-slip, then wash the boat and wax. Next got the rigging set up (new cotter pins and inspection) and ran all the lines. Gave all the blocks a bit of oil, and the mast slot a dry lube (makes raising the sail a piece of cake). Took a while to get the sails, compass, electronics and all the other gear back into the cabin (too much stuff!). Tomorrow I'll charge the battery and install.

[Krusen]

Brian N, that sounds as if your skiing injuries have healed well,  happy for you there!

Are you on a mooring this year?  The good spring sailing weather should be here now, breezes, and not too hot.

[Riggerdood]

Right on Brian! Here's to a wonderful sailing season for you and yours.

[Brian N.]

I'll be keeping the boat in the driveway as usual. It is just 5 minutes to drive to the ramp and the P165 is easy to set up. Even on a mooring, I would still be restricted by the tide when getting out of or into the marina basin. My name did come up on the wait list for a slip, but they offered me a slip that was so shallow that at low tide the boat would sit on mud. I tried to explain that a sailboat with a keel needs a deeper slip. They refused saying the deeper slips were for larger boats only. I offered to pay the extra and still no deal. There is a private club with deeper slips but it is a bit expensive and about a 30 minute drive.

[Riggerdood]

Well, that sucks. Screw them if your $$ is no good to them! Sounds to me like they just don't want any small sailboats in their precious big boat slips. You're better off trailering anyway, without all the hassles that come with being in a slip.

[Brian N.]

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Cleaned and waxed - all ready to go
BTW - I used a little  "Tire Wet" to get rid of the chalky white on the rub rail

[tjspiel]

Looks Great Brian.

Sorry you couldn't get a reasonable slip. Don't know why they'd care as long as they're getting the same fee.

Plan is to launch mine on Friday - which is late for me.

Hope it floats !