Normally, the launch of boats is the first weekend in May. Ontario was still in Covid-19 lockdown which was to end on Wednesday June 2nd, so Whitby scheduled its launch for June 4-6. Time to get the boat ready.
The docks came over from across the bay:
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| Photo taken on April 5th |
The ownership group decided to take advantage of the Covid 19 delayed launch to completely strip the bottom, sand and fair the hull, and epoxy the bottom.
The year after we got ACE, we chemically stripped the bottom of the existing bottom paint.
We sanded it down to 80 grit and have been applying VC-17 bottom paint every year.
Took about several weeks of sanding to get her done. First with 60 grit, and then 120.
By 4:30pm, we started on the 2nd coat of grey:
By 6:30pm, we were putting on the 3rd (and final) white coat.
The following weekend, we did another quick had sanding with 220 grit sandpaper before putting on 3 coats of VC-17:
We used 2 cans of the VC-17 bottom paint.
Last summer, I was given a Shark 24 hull #810 from 1969.
I thought about fixing her up, or using her for parts on another Shark.
I thought about making her a kids play thing in the backyard, but Rita would not have it!
The club wanted it gone, so it was time to cut her up.
I did save and sell the bow and stern pulpits.
The small cut up pieces of the boat went into the club's refuge bin.
RIP Shark #810
Went to Home Depot to pickup some PVC schedule 40 pipes to replace the ones that were missing.
The mast was stripped and supported with a 2x4 that mounts in the gungeons.
The PVC pipes ($5 each) were tie wrapped to various places on the deck:
This is the fourth year that I am getting out of this shrink wrap!
The Catalina 22 logos on the coamings are a little hurtin:
Want to make her all spiffied up and put here on the market in the spring.
UPDATE: wind storm came through last night:
Recycled shrinkwrap didn't budge!
Spent much of Monday pressure washing the 22 and 34.
Took all day.
Helped Walter winterize his boat.
Spent much of Tuesday winterizing big Still Time.
After
Great product; like it so much I bought a 4L jug.
Was hoping to get the cover on but it was blowing 25+ knots from the south.
COLD WIND.
Spent some time taking the mast apart on the 22
Wednesday was cold and rainy; NO BOATS FOR ME.
Today Thursday was warm 8 degrees C with sunny periods.
NE wind maybe 6-8, PERFECT for putting the cover on.
Took all day single handed following the same as last year:
http://svstilltime.blogspot.com/2019/10/cs34-winter-cover.html
Got it done around 5pm just as the rain started!
Had an issue with the little ladder I have been using to get onto the transom of the boat:
Luckily I was only on the first rung!
Into the metal recycling bin it went.
The Spinlock clutch for the spinnaker halyard is broken:
Luckily you can still get parts for it:
$30
Update: the rudder repair from the spring has held out fine!
Before disconnecting the batteries, I made sure they were fully charged:
Got to the boat after 10pm last night.
The overnight low of 3 degrees C plus there was an east wind that was blowing through the companionway hatch louvers. I put a towel over these louvers, but the Dysan plug in heater couldn't get the cabin warm.
I moved the heater into the V-birth and closed the doors before falling asleep in comfort.
Up at 7am, and it was still fairly dark:
Walked over to the club house to get checked in and get a hard hat.
Still Time is the 6th boat scheduled to come out.
The crane crews first took a couple of the docks out and put them on land before they got to lifting the first boat at 07:44am:
