Prep for this season - where is everyone?

[passagesfromtheheart]

Haven't started yet.
My wife and I typically go away for a holiday in early-April for our wedding anniversary.
Sailboat and trailer prep begins after that, targeting a mid-May first launch.

That is about the time frame that we were looking to launch when we had our Com-Pac 25 up on Lake Superior. Speaking of which -- did you hear about the boats trapped in the ice out on Whitefish Bay? I heard the ice is 2-3 ft deep, still!

Roland, wondering if you know if that Sunday Cat for sale in Ypsilanti is the same one as before?

[passagesfromtheheart]

As we end our time here in Florida, I have not done what I set out to do.  Nothing new for me.  A project that I did not do and as such will have to be done at home is the addition of a second battery.  My Horizon has one large battery and I just would feel better if there were two.  I have all the additional hardware I need and figured I would buy the battery here but then life got in the way.  I would go to the boat and sail, rather than work.  Other than that boat is ready for northern Illinois sailing.  I will pull her out of the salt water next week and give her a good bath, pull the anchor, add a few straps, tie up the sail and pull her home.
Other than the centerboard fiasco, it has been a good winter sailing season and I have the same slip next year so I am ready to head to fresh water.  Sail On - AL

Al, safe travels to you back to northern IL! Where will you be sailing there, btw?

Hope to catch you at CLR -- really trying to make it work this year, here, on my end.

[Roland of Macatawa]

That is about the time frame that we were looking to launch when we had our Com-Pac 25 up on Lake Superior. Speaking of which -- did you hear about the boats trapped in the ice out on Whitefish Bay? I heard the ice is 2-3 ft deep, still!

Roland, wondering if you know if that Sunday Cat for sale in Ypsilanti is the same one as before?

Hi, Chelle:
I had not heard of boats trapped in ice on Whitefish Bay.
How is it that they were out there as the ice formed?

Also, I'm not aware of a SunDayCat for sale in Ypsi.
I'll look to find a sales listing.

Regards, Roland

[passagesfromtheheart]

Hi, Chelle:
I had not heard of boats trapped in ice on Whitefish Bay.
How is it that they were out there as the ice formed?

Also, I'm not aware of a SunDayCat for sale in Ypsi.
I'll look to find a sales listing.

Regards, Roland

Ahoy, Roland!

I'm not quite 100% sure about the boats up in Whitefish Bay, but I think the story I had heard was that the smaller-sized icebreaker vessels which normally assist ships/freighters/etc up that way were having a tough go of keeping up with clearing routes. On top of that, the flagship (I guess you'd call it that) U.S. icebreaker is evidently out of commission which has complicated the situation as well.

Will PM you the Sunday Cat listing if it's still online. :-)

[Amedaius]

It's just a phase, crazycarl!

Or at least it should be. Being an adult is overrated, until that thing you were putting off comes back and you get pooped.

You have my respect, but not my envy.

[crazycarl]

Power washed the 19 again. Hopefully our pine pollen season is over. I mounted the outboard and...it started on the 1st pull! This must have something to do with the planets aligning last month. Tomorrow I'll mount the solar panel and launch her.

Question: I noticed water coming out of the o/b where the lower unit connects. Should there be a gasket there?

No pic because iPhone only saves to a img file and this site doesn't except it.

I tried to take a pic with my camera, but windows 11 wiped my file reducing software.