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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 02/21/2008 :  21:40:40  Show Profile
For those who live in the great white north (north and south of the border) and have their boat up on the hard, When do you plan to launch your boat? I know some keep their boats in the water all year 'round, but many of us don't.

For me it will be the third weekend in April.

Question number two - what do you have left to do before you can put your boat in the water? Here's my list:
1. finish up the wood trim
2. mount the new depth finder
3. clean the sails
4. touch up the bottom paint
5. clean, wax & shine the hull
6. tighten the windex
7. replace the VHF whip atop the mast
8. shampoo the cushions
9. make a weather cover

How about you?
Bruce Ross
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Port Captain — Milford, CT
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 02/21/2008 :  22:13:51  Show Profile
I got my launch date confirmation in the mail today. I'll splash on April 15th as long as the lake isn't frozen.

Not much to do this spring. I have a little gelcoat repair from my visit with a breakwall last year. Re-touch the bottom paint in spots, wash and wax. Oh yeah, hoist my new genoa. Maybe install a bimini but that can wait till after she's wet.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/22/2008 :  08:03:56  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
My list is similar to yours (scary!) with a few additions...

Launch will be first day after the Perch fishing tournament on our lake ends. They like to fish off the boats.

what do you have left to do before you can put your boat in the water? Here's my list:
1. Finish the baby's room
2. Cheer on Wife as she has the baby.
3. Install companionway trim pieces
4. touch up the bottom paint
5. clean, wax & shine the hull
6. replace windex arrow, install SR Mariner masthead unit (YAY! I found one!)
7. replace the VHF whip atop the mast
8. shampoo the cushions
9. re-install SR Mariner wind instruments
10. Make a pattern for weather cover
11. Cheer on Wife as she makes weather cover.

Where are you locatedBruce, maybe we can share a pattern or buy in bulk for the material for the weather cover? Our boot stripe is royal blue. Are you planning on doing the powerboat cover thing, or are you actually making something to match up with the pop-top snaps? We are planning on the latter.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 02/22/2008 :  09:33:08  Show Profile
My marina officially opens for business May 1st, but sometimes it opens a week earlier. This depends on the dredging progress since the over winter silting reduces depth to about a foot or so at the entrance to the marina.

As far as my to do list goes, aside from the yearly stuff (bottom paint, getting her spiffy), my only project I've scheduled is a new ventilation system. This was on my to do list last spring, but as is usually the case, once the boat is in the water, sailing becomes numero uno and all projects not completed get put on next year's list. This appears to be the norm amongst sailors around here.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 02/22/2008 :  12:21:58  Show Profile
We'll launch as soon as the lake is free of ice, probably early May.

General cleanup.
Poli-glow.
Fill cooler with beer.
Hoist new Jib.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 02/23/2008 :  16:09:35  Show Profile
Chris -
I live in Connecticut, just a little south of the border.

Our boat is a standard rig, fixed keel with reddish highlights rather than the blue motif. The sail cover and bimini are a tan/brick color, so I'd like to match it. The snaps are all in the right places around the top, so this should be reasonably easy to line up.

A shop in town is closing down - they make and sell vinyl cloth, so I was planning to go take advantage of their 'going out of business sale' to buy a few rolls. I imagine I could put the material to good use in a few different applications.

I'm not sure how this material may hold up in the sun and the elements, but the way I figure, if need be, I could make a new cover each year.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/25/2008 :  08:41:09  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
We were going to stick with royal blue. We can get an imitation sunbrella fabric from Fabricland for $16/m. Too bad your boat is the "wrong" colour!!
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 02/25/2008 :  09:40:22  Show Profile
FYI, Bruce, your sail cover and bimini are both Sunbrella "Toast". Sorry if it's the wrong color...
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 02/25/2008 :  21:34:54  Show Profile
Dave -
thanks - I wondered about that several times. . .
. . . I wonder how I will match it up????
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 02/29/2008 :  13:24:23  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
I'm with Chris, I normally shoot for the last week in May, in time for the first club race in June. In recent years though spring yard clean up, putting out the dock and shore station for my wife's boat, boat maintenance/repair, etc, etc, etc, have pushed my launch back to late June. Add the fact that I'm now working full time for the first time in 7 years and I may not get the boat in until mid-July. I have been doing the bulk of my sailing in August, Sept, and Oct when the wind is strong and often gusty. A single-handers........dream???
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 02/29/2008 :  14:51:05  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Not determined yet, but the launch date will be much later than in past years. Monkeying around in the cold to get your boat ready to go in only to not sail because it is snowing in April isn't all it's cracked up to be.

List of what left to do

Install raw water strainer to back up the brass through hull one we have
Contemplate roller furling and determine it to be out of the budget
4 quarts vc 17
Teak
Get stove working
replace bilge pump
replace mast step boot
rewire from mast base to panel
Consider windlass and determine it to be out of budget
Consider getting a auto pilot and determine it to be out of the budget
(note - considering usually involves a barstool with my co-owner)
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/29/2008 :  14:56:35  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Champipple</i>
(note - considering usually involves a barstool with my co-owner)
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I hope you are sitting on the barstool, and itsn't being used cage-match WWF style to knock some sense into you...

Alas this happens all to often to me.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 02/29/2008 :  15:09:26  Show Profile
The Farmer's Almanac is calling for snow in late April. I'm going in on the 15th anyway. I just hope for a couple of decent days to re-touch the bottom. The rest can be done in the cold.
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