CS34 Emptying before Haulout

Every year we take everything off of the CS34 cruising boat.

• sails (including spinnaker)
• stackpack
• dodger
• bimini
• cockpit cushions
• interior cushions (there are 18 of them)
• bedding
• pillows
• food
• booze
• cleaning products
• life jackets and other safety equipment

You name it, it comes of the boat.

A couple of years ago we left the cushions on the boat, and they got a little musty smelling.

So now they come off, get vacuumed and put the basement.

All the exterior canvas has to be thoroughly cleaned and vacuumed to get rid of the spider nests and droppings, along with a couple of spiders!  

Exterior canvas layed out

Shadow is supervising
Cushions everywhere

More Shadow supervision

It is a lot of work, Rita is a real trouper doing most of this.

With all the cushions off the boat, the other big job is to clean the teak.

There is a LOT of interior teak on Still Time.

We use this product from Canadian Tire:

If you don't clean the teak in the fall, white mold develops on the teak, and it looks chalky in the spring.  Come spring time, we treat all the teak with some lemon oil before putting the cushions back in.

The teak interior on Still Time is what we love about the boat, as compared to many of the newer boats with the IKEA look.