Sunday, October 19, 2008

Getting the boat ready for winter



Marilyn picked me up at the airport and we drove down to the boat. I packed my bag last weekend which was 80 degrees. It was high in the 50's this weekend. I wish I packed some long pants! The heater on the boat worked well. It was low in the 40's last night and our dock neighbors were wrapped up in their sleeping bags. We just cranked up the heat pump to 70 and were perfectly snug. Scott finished the new companion way doors. They look fantastic. I'll try and put up a picture before we put the boat away for the winter. The really did their job as we did not have to wrestle with the boards getting in and out and it kept the heat in. In the summer it will keep the cool of the A/C in just as well. We took off the the main sail and folded it up and bagged it and then the wind wipped up and we could not take down the jib. Next weekend for sure and we have to winterize all the water systems on the boat. After Nov 1 Imagination is hauled out of the water and put on land. The old boat was huge when it was out of the water and you were looking up at it, this one is even bigger. Next May we'll be right back in the water and having fun again.