Dropped the boat into the water and tied off in my slip. Need to clean and sure up my dock lines. Other than that, the season is a go!

Not sure if dry rigged is a real term or not. But I'm using it anyway. I was able to dry rig and check the boat this weekend. The new jib sail is installed and rolled. Engine mounted and tested (only took 2 pulls to start!). Installed the new PVC pipe on the shrouds to help with the jib sheet getting caught up. Next step is to drop in ...

Did the first pass of cleaning. Paid a lot of attention to the centerboard. Before removing it, it barley moved. Now it's nice an smooth. While I had the centerboard out, I took that time to install new front hiking straps and shock cord on the center board. New this year will be a Windex on the top of the mast and a level installed in...

The todo list. In no particular order. Get PVC pipe (cover shrouds. Jib sheets were catching real bad last year) Get lock tight for new screws in mast Get more Barnacle Buster Get a good metal scraper CLEAN BOAT Install new bungie on centerboard Install new hiking straps Install new windex Install new jib sail Install new Lev-O-Gage Te...

I'm getting a late start this season. Weather hasn't been that great, but I'm optimist about the next few days. Pulled / dragged the boat to the driveway from its winter home with the help of crewmen Dan and boys a few weeks ago. Finally removed the tarp. The boat stayed pretty clean. I'm going to create a list of things that need to g...