Stepped on a pop-top? Blew out your flip-flip? cut your heal had to cruise on back home?
The Official "What Did You Do To Your Mac Today" Thread!
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I finally got the new-to-me 26S as clean as possible for this season. Had to take to her to storage today, but couldn't stand to leave her in the condition she was in when I bought her. The pics don't really do justice to how filthy she was inside! Lots of time and elbow grease! I still have a long list of things to do next season, but at least she's cleaner now. Pics tiled in before/after fashion:
Credit cards only, please. This is a high-tech operation.Is that one of those machines you put quarters in, to use the head?
Jeff
Or that's where they mounted the WM 5-amp battery charger....
I took mine out and sailed the bejeebers out of it.
Tomorrow I load it up and bring it home for about 3 months:cry:
Tomorrow I load it up and bring it home for about 3 months:cry:
What a wonderful start! Although I imagine it must be tough to have to put things on hold till next season. How many hours of work did you put in for what we saw in the pics?
My V21 was stripped inside when I bought her. No electric or cushions, just clean white interior. My plan is to extend the v birth to eliminate the notch and allow a full queen size foam, at least at the head. Also I am installing a stereo, speakers, fuse panel, vhf radio, interior lights, lighted compass and navigation lights. I also built a step to stow the porta potty under when not in use. I also made a simple way to lower and raise the sails from the cookpit using a teak board with guides and cleats. I know this is hard to imagine how this will all fit into such a small boat so I will post pics when the work is done.
Loaded it up and brought her home. Just about 3 hours from pulling up to the ramp to ready to drive home. Part of that time included the ride over to the marina, paying my slip rental, visiting with the marina owner and untieing and driving the boat over to the ramp, and of course sharing the requisite beer ration my stalwart unlaunching crew upon completion.
Oh, and here she is on the trailer. The SanJuan is a friends boat we also pulled out today
Oh, and here she is on the trailer. The SanJuan is a friends boat we also pulled out today
I bought my new to me an1983 Venture Newport and brought her home and got her all tucked in preparation for the wonderful weather expected!
Hmmm...I would have to guess somewhere around 30 hours or so. That includes cleaning the entire interior, removing and washing the cushion covers, and making small repairs as I went. It's tough to put progress on hold, but I just returned from a week in the mountains on an elk hunt, and our night time temps have been close to the single digits. Time and cold will hold me up until February or so, but that will give me time to really think through how I want to do things in the spring.
