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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 04/22/2026 :  07:06:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This year, we had a very cold and hard winter in the northeast, while others areas of the U.S. experienced warmer-than-average temperatures. We got salt-water ice jams in several marinas that didn’t remove their docks and slips, some even in spite of “ice-eater” gizmos!

This year I opted to haul Passage and I’m glad I did. A friend’s sailboat became iced in over the winter. Luckily, very little other than cosmetic damage occurred to his boat.

But now it’s April, and we’ve had a very warm and sunny week and a half, so the prep work has been quite pleasant.

With a very short list of projects this year, I launched last Friday to 70° temps. Here’s my list:
1. Engine preps - replace 2 spark plugs, replaced bottom unit oil, top off motor oil that I changed last fall, spray carburetor cleaner, fuel filter replacement. Grease the engine mount mechanism and check the starter and alternator charging circuits.

2. Brightwork - remove exterior teak pieces and crib boards, sand, re-treat with Sikkens Cetol, 4 coats. Rebed the brightwork with white Boatlife polysulfide sealant.

3. Bottom paint - a refresher really. I generally chip off the brittle stuff and roller over the bare spots and the chips. Add a thin coat elsewhere, but I never overcoat the old paint because it just doesn’t need it, and builds up quickly over the years.

4. Clean inside and out with detergent and bleach for stains. Clean out the anchor locker mud, sand, and gravel and remove rust from the anchor.

5. Pick up sails from the cleaning and repair service. Here we have a Neilspryde service center as well as Northsails. I like the folks at Neilspryde.

6. Last step: raise the mast - I use an A-frame gin pole along with my mainsheet and a few hunky helpers on the dock. It’s always an adventure, but rarely do we ever have serious issues. Add the boom and re-rig all the lines.

I am not aware of any other repairs that are needed right now, but time will tell.
Happy Spring y’all!
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
Edited by - Voyager on 04/22/2026 07:11:53
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