winter haul-out ‘09
I brought the boat home, today. I had it hauled out at the yard in the travel-lift and set down on the trailer. I pulled it up the hill with the ‘63 ford, which went fine, and in the coming days I’ll take her off the trailer here, so I can work under the boat. The main thing will be to remove the unused centerboard trunk and extend the main cabin forward to the mast partners. My goal is both to expand the living space belowdecks and also eliminate as much weight, wetted surface, and turbulence as possible. Of course, after 5 years in the water, I have a long punch-list of other things that need to be done. There is woodwork on deck that needs to be glassed in and hardware and winches installed for stiffer running backstays, and I want to cut the bow sprit down and glass it. So that should keep me busy for a while.