In early December Thursday's Child was hauled for some much needed paint work to the bottom, as well as a replacement of the sealed gland through which the propeller shaft passes which had started to fail. Our original plan was to haul at Shelter Island Marina, but the weather and sea conditions meant that the 6 or so hour trip would be fraught with risks and the time of year combined with a busy work schedule meant that we would have to do most of the trip in the dark. I opted to divert to Granville Island Boatyard and upon the recommendation of some trusted friends I commissioned the ever incomparable Robbie of RRYachtServices. Robbie agreed to:
While the boat was out we also did a bunch of other work including:
Launching on time meant I didn't have to miss the VRC Poar Bear race on the December 21st and launching on budget meant I didn't have to live on the boat over the winter whilst waiting for my ever-loving wife to forgive me for spending her tropical vacation fund on the boat.
WOOT - Off to the races we go!
- Remove the old paint
- Smooth out blisters
- prime with 5 layers of epoxy primer
- paint with 3 layers of a hard racing paint
- Polish the paint
- Polish the propeller
While the boat was out we also did a bunch of other work including:
- Replace the shaft gland (giggle giggle giggle)
- Replace all of the engine zincs
- Align the engine
- Bleed the fuel system
- Take all of the spare gear off of the boat.
- Clean the bilge
Launching on time meant I didn't have to miss the VRC Poar Bear race on the December 21st and launching on budget meant I didn't have to live on the boat over the winter whilst waiting for my ever-loving wife to forgive me for spending her tropical vacation fund on the boat.
WOOT - Off to the races we go!