Category: Boat Work

Posts about boat maintenance and projects

Apr 19 2021

Desire Splashed Friday 4/16, at NSSC

Desire was supposed to be splashed around noon but it was not until 4p as Sailors Cove had a starter problem with the engine that drives the hoist AND then an electrical problem with the boom arm used to hoist the mast.  Rick Vincent, worked very diligently to make our launch happen.  Kudos to Rick.
Baker noticed a leak on starting our engine, …

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Apr 06 2021

Boat Waxing Help Needed Wed. 4/7

Might anyone be able to join me tomorrow (Wed. 4/7) to wax the hull?  I will be out to the boat by 1p and will stay into the evening so if you have a couple of hours during that time period it would be helpful.  If we can not get it completed tomorrow perhaps there will be dry weather this weekend? …

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Apr 01 2021

Desire Update 4/1/21

Thanks to James for assisting me with washing the boat.  We used water in 5 gallon buckets with hose attached to a sump pump.  We no longer need to wait for Sailors Cove to turn on the water.  The plan was to wax the boat on Friday and Saturday of this week.  But with temps not getting much out of the 30s until late Sunday we will NOT wax the boat this weekend.  …

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