When Does the Sailing Season Begin?
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The new prop gets delivered on Monday (didn’t need it, but wanted it).Additional electronic parts are ordered. So technically the season has begun.
When the shrink wrap comes off and its warm enough to get the bottom painted and the wax to buff out on the hull, things should be headed in the right direction.
Because of some unexpected storm damage, the boat never launched until the week before Memorial Day last year. Chronologically, my boat is 14 years old, of that time its only been in the water about 4 years and 4 months. Always a short season here. Last year the marina wanted the boats out by October 1.
When the shrink wrap comes off and its warm enough to get the bottom painted and the wax to buff out on the hull, things should be headed in the right direction.
Because of some unexpected storm damage, the boat never launched until the week before Memorial Day last year. Chronologically, my boat is 14 years old, of that time its only been in the water about 4 years and 4 months. Always a short season here. Last year the marina wanted the boats out by October 1.
I changed to a Gori 16.5 x 11 from the original I had gotten from another person on this site. It was 16.5 x14 (I think) and I knew that it was over pitched at the time. Ron had painted the original prop and the paint still hasn’t worn off. I won’t paint the new prop. I don’t think I ever saw a painted prop around home. Fresh water, no need, no barnacles.
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Chip. So if I could convince my wife to make Muskrat/Crawdad/Steerhoof Chili she might have a chance at a prize?
The Muskrat would of course be road kill.
The Muskrat would of course be road kill.
Yea the first week of Feb is when I start planning and buying for the spring boat projects. I think I placed a half-dozen orders that week to Defender, HatchMasters, USspars, Beneteau, WM, and Amazon. The goodies started rolling in last week. Yea. Love that new-boat-part smell. Smells like - Victory.
Technically, all year 'round but for us, the summer means marinas where we can hook up for A/C. We prefer anchoring out so not much sailing in the summer. Plus this summer we had hurricanes to prep for and after all the prep work you are reluctant to take it all down.
@Leeward Rail , well, it seemed better than the historical thought of snow in August. And since it was only -31 at the airport this morning (I waited a looong time to say that) we're not going anywhere fast. I guess the good news is that the latest storm isn't headed your way, they left it all in Calgary.
Typically our marina allows boats to enter their slips on May 1st every year. Last year the marina looked like this after a huge snowfall/melt and two weeks worth of steady rain. We didn't get our boat wet until June 3rd. Hoping for a May 1st launch this year.
We like to get ours in the water as soon as we can. Too many grass fires on the surrounding farms. I sleep better when she's wet.
As to being on the water, WYC encourages boats to get on the water as soon as the ice melts. No matter what the winter is like, how much snow, cold or warm, that always seems to be +/- 7 days from April 15. Sixty five days.
Sounds like a winner to me.
The admiral is making her famous vegan chili. Its a red chili with lots of beans, lots of vegetables, and hot as hell. Her secrets are scotch bonnet peppers, and a little coco powder.(Don't let her know i spilled the beans) LOL
Speaking of wet springs. Last Spring Lake Ontario was at flood stage for most of the summer. Here's a shot of my dock in mid May and a photo of the boat in the travel lift. It only took an hour or so to get the travel lift to the boat using a tractor to push it through the mud. After we picked it up, it took over 30 minutes to move it about a boat length. It was late, so we stopped for a beer. Had to tow the travel lift out of the mud with a dump truck and about 100' of chain.
The lake is still about a foot above normal.
Let's hope for a dry spring!
From the picture, it looks like you have to drop your mast to use the travel lift?Speaking of wet springs. Last Spring Lake Ontario was at flood stage for most of the summer. Here's a shot of my dock in mid May and a photo of the boat in the travel lift. It only took an hour or so to get the travel lift to the boat using a tractor to push it through the mud. After we picked it up, it took over 30 minutes to move it about a boat length. It was late, so we stopped for a beer. Had to tow the travel lift out of the mud with a dump truck and about 100' of chain.
The lake is still about a foot above normal.
Let's hope for a dry spring!
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That's another reason we try to get in early. After the dry winter and before the flooding, we want to get to our crane before its base is underwater. It doesn't happen often, but you never know what nature will bring.